How far is “long range” and is it really worth it to have to hoof more than half a mile just to get to the place where your quarry was shot, to say nothing of how much farther you’ll then have to track the thing to find where it finally went down?
“How far is “long range” and is it really worth it to have to hoof more than half a mile just to get to the place where your quarry was shot, to say nothing of how much farther you’ll then have to track the thing to find where it finally went down?”
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Agree. To me it’s the difference between being a hunter or a sniper. I don’t see any sport in the latter. I’m impressed by a good hunter who knows how to track his quarry and has the patience to take it when the time is right.
Reminds of moose hunting with my dad and brother in the 70s on Kenai peninsula in Alaska. Dad shot a moose about mile in from our starting point around 6 or 7 a.m. Had to first get it out of watery muck, then we spent until about the same time that evening packing it out. No fun.