If ammunition were as regulated as Sudafed

[sir pball]

91. Long-range hunting isn't that new,

The 270 was developed in the '20s for elk out West at 400+ yards. The problem I'm seeing is the whole "tacticool" movement spillng over even into "traditional" hunting, yahoos running around with accurized rifles and pricey glass thinking that alone will give them the skill to take game at distance. Just because your rifle can shoot 1/3" doesn't mean you can shoot 1/3".

Most of my deer have been inside of 50 yards as well, but I have taken one at a hair over 300 yards - at my girlfriend's dad's farm in north Louisiana, on a clear day, shooting off the rest in the blind, across a sorghum field that showed the wind perfectly, with a heavy-barreled 300 Magnum, mil-dot scope, rangefinder, and handloads of which I knew exact ballistics. And at the time I lived in upstate NY where I didn't need obscenely expensive licenses to own a bolt-action rifle and could get to a range every weekend, ringing the gongs at 250 yards. In other words, a good bit of skill and the luck for excellent conditions came together for a responsible shot. I haven't fired a round in almost a year, no way would I try that again without some serious practice

Point being, it's perfectly reasonable and ethical to take game at range IF one is willing to spend the time and money to become a competent marksman first - but most guys I know who go for whitetails aren't really into shooting as a sport and have no business taking a shot at more than 100 yards, if that. At least the vast majority of them realize this.