No, there aren't any rules--but in both sports the grounds or equipment have been changed over the past few decades to limit distance. And in baseball, performance-enhancing drugs were banned.
But both golf and baseball are competitions for money. Hunting isn't--well, except for competitions for selling products, or endorsements.
Sorry, but I don't see how those comments relate to mine.
Being an avid baseball fan, I watched the homerun derby a few nights ago... the farther the ball was wacked, the more loud and excited the commentators and crowd were.
My point: I really don't see where rules in baseball teach anything about rules needed in LR hunting. They are completely unrelated. I also played a lot of golf in years gone by, and range was only limited by my ability in the use of the right club. There may be a lesson there worth pondering.