I don't think we are saying anything greatly different. The purpose of hunting is to enjoy the expereince and that does not require that anything be killed.
Shooting from a vehicle is usually illegal in the United Sates and has very little to do with long range hunitng but is usually associated with the 100 yard rifle hunters.
AS far as deer sniping goes, I have put my point out there and that is just that the types of shots you take are not any more than deer killing and boring to my way of thinking. At long range there is a shooting skill level to be acquired through practice and experience. It is possible that I might actually miss. If I got good enough to routinely kill animals at 1000 yards then I would certainly get bored and give it up.
I certainly agree with you that there are few things more enjoyable than having an animal very close to you (as long as it is not going to eat you <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />), but shooting it with a rifle is very little sport. That is why bowhunting still winds my motor.
When things get too easy I will look for a different challenge. The people who have thrown away their compound bows and hunt with the recurves or homemade bows are the ones who are having all of the fun. They might not kill much but they are certainly having a lot of fun trying.
In case it is not clear to you, I will say that I, personally, do not see long range hunting as a way to kill more animals than another method of hunting. In my early days long ago, that was my objective, but I gave it up and mostly went to bowhunting. Now that I am retired I have time to do more different types of hunting I simply see it as a challenge.
