You see discussions from time to time where someone claims to have seen numerous wounded animals as a result of long range shooting. I have a hard time believing there are that many people out there that are truly set on a long distance shot and have the equiptment to do it. It seems that every wounded Elk wondering around Montana was shot from some extreme distance. I think it is irresponsible to make such statements with as it appears as more speculation than fact. How many people are lugging around 12+ lb. rifles with the barrel half burned up from load developement, $1,000 plus scopes, rangefinder, weather station, ballistic software on a palm etc. etc.? Would you say 1 in a 1000 in the field? Probably less. These shooters/hunters, what ever your preference, aren't causing problems because there isn't enough of them to matter. If someone would go on a quest to somehow limit a persons ability to shoot game at long ranges through regulation, please remeber that the trusty old 300 Win Mag you've carried for years can be very deadly at 1K.
Lance
