battue, I’m not trying to be argumentative and am “not” opposed to long range shooting of game.....but, a snapping of a twig, the smell of a predator or a human, and other factors can cause a “seemingly” relaxed animal to bolt without warning! If it happens at exactly the “wrong” time....we have a missed or wounded animal. Taking the shot is what we must all deal with.....assuming the animal “will not” move is rather unrealistic! memtb
Good point. Having our human scent and sounds farther away from the critter, as with a LR shot, reduces the chance of the animal becoming alarmed by us at the wrong split second.
Jordan, That’s a great point.....”IF”, you are the only hunter in the area! Which, I wish were true....but is rarely the case! memtb
Well it’s scent and sound from one less human in close proximity of the animal, which still decreases the chances of it being alarmed. If you are within 100 yards of the critter, your scent and noise has a far higher chance of being detected than the random chance that some other hunter happens to be close by as well
