Thread: Are hunters taking longer shots these days?

Originally Posted by Tentman

Recovery of the animal (once successfully dispatched) is another ethical issue.

Even in "the old days" 10-15 years ago it was common to either see guys shoot unrecoverable Tahr, or find them on the hill. Many is the time I've passed up shots of 300-350M because the animal is unretrievable and the further away the animal is the harder it is to judge if you can reach it, will it fall into an unretreivable spot, or just be impossible to find.

Just because animals are plentiful just now is no excuse for waste (deliberate culling an exception).

the problem with that attitude is not enough animals get shot so then DOC will shoot everything that moves. no harm in killing an animal if there's too many and not retrieving it. Just have to ensure a humane death.