Yes I was aiming at the head, which is where it hit. I understand if that's not everyone's cup of tea, but I wouldn't have taken the shot if I wasn't confident that I would hit it. Distance to target is irrelevant without the understanding and practice it takes to make a shot. How many deer get they're jaws blown off at 100yds? I'd say far more than there are at 900yds, for two reasons I suggest; not many people practice hunting at that range, and secondly those that do hunt in the realm of 100 yds are far more numerous a group, and that group likely includes the portion of hunters with shall we say less dedication. Thereby resulting in far more wounded/unrecovered animals.
I certainly dont mean to imply that headshots at this or any distance is unethical, that is up each individual. For every hunter, there is another hunter who disagrees with the first's practices. I only worry about what I can control.
You've stated the problem succinctly without even realizing it; you believe ethics are a matter of individual perspective when that is the exact opposite of ethics. Out of curiosity do you run the rest of your life in a similar fashion? You, you, you with every decision rationalized with you at the center of it all? People like yourself do the rest of the hunting community a huge disservice. Whether you think or can hit at that range demonstrates no small amount of skill and an equal amount of luck but it isn't part of the sporting ethic which it seems you don't know much about. Just because one can does not mean one should. When you actually understand this you will be on the road to ethical behavior.
