Anyone that can kill game at 600,800 or 1000 yards are better shots than the guys that kill everything under a 100 yards. I would bet that more deer are crippled/wounded under 200 yards than over 200 yards. Under 200 yards everyone has a chance of hitting a deer somewhere with their SKS, 30-30 or 30-06 that has not been shot in 5 years. It must still be sighted in because the last time they shot it was sighted in.
You have stated that you never take a shot unless you are certain that you can make the shot yet you have missed. Does that mean you think you are a better shot than what you are? How can one miss if he is always certain of the shot?
If you are shooting at animals something can always happen. It does not matter if the animal is 50 yards or 900 yards sometimes chit just happens.
Most guys that kill game at long range are not arrogant in my opinion but confident of what they can do. They really don't like it when other people are passing judgement on them because they refuse to put in the time and money it takes to kill stuff at long range.
