Thread: Are hunters taking longer shots these days?

An ethical shot to me is knowing within the limits of your marksmanship skill (at distance, in real world conditions) and gear (rifle, optics and ammo combo) that will make a clean killing shot without unnecessary suffering of the game animal, and be able to recover the animal (unless it's pure pest control).

And have the good judgement to pass if the shot, if the criteria is not met. Taking "guess" shots at any distance is not an ethical shot especially as you get towards 300m+ where bullet drop is significant enough to cause wounding, or a bad gut shot.

I don't have an issue in general with long range hunting IF the shooter is capable and the gear is capable of making a clean shot. The issue is sometimes the old saying "All the gear, no eff'ing idea!" if they don't know their ranges, drops and wind compensation for their setup.