Thread: Are hunters taking longer shots these days?

Having done both open country long shots out to a 1000m on animals to literally point blank in the tight stuff for a fair few years now I personally feel the most satisfying and respectful way of hunting for me now, is to beat a cunning animal in their natural habitat with things in their favor.
Literally up close and personal bush hunting is where it's at for a real rewarding challenge.
I feel in the right conditions taking an animal at range with high powered rifles and range finders blah blah is fairly easy stuff nowadays and most people can accomplish it, getting a bloody good stag out of public land bush is definitely a long challenging process and can be bloody frustrating at times.
I still do plenty of long range atm and enjoy it so I'm not knocking it all the same