5-10 seconds just isn't very much time to get steady for a very long shot, especially with the constraints of a shaky rest and all involved. If the animal is walking into an area I probably will have a hard time tracking it in, or finding a blood trail, I probably won't shoot if it is much over 150 yards. Unless winded, I can usually shoot pretty well offhand to that range fairly quickly.
<br>Obviously, from the posts above, each shot is different and each of our abilities is different. I admire those that have the self discipline to let a shot go if things aren't right. I have refused to shoot many times when the situation isn't just right. The most common is when I see deer moving through a thick pine or fir forest. Even though it seems fairly open most of the time, shooting betwen trees at a moving animal is much tougher than it seems.
<br>Great post, Mike- Sheister
