The problem with LR shooting in some of the backcountry areas I hunt here in Idaho (selway bitteroot and frank church wildernesses) is that a 6-700 yard cross canyon shot means a day to get over to the animal and multiple days to pack out...big rough steep roadless wildnerness country...
If you want the critter to come home with you, you'll have to hike over to it whether before the shot or after
This is just a reminder that shot placement is more important than most anything else. And long range hunting prevents the hunter from shooting a large animal like an elk or a moose in the best spot.
Which is always "right next to the truck."
LR hunting can work in your favor when the truck is at your 12:00 and the critter is somewhere between 09:00-03:00, and 700 yards closer to the truck than you are
