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Originally Posted by Dean2
To this day over 95% of all game shot is under 250 yards. If you looked at the Eastern States most would be 100 and under. Problem is, that kind of hunting doesn't make much copy or stuff to talk about. The whole LD shooting and hunting thing is a function of a big marketing drive by gun and ammo makers to expand sales. You will burn way more powder shooting at 1000 yards than anybody will ever use up practising to shoot well at 200. Our world is driven by tech and advertising, who ever thought they would need a Bluetooth enable rifle scope, but we are being sold that it is an absolute necessity. The real problem is conventional hunting is a pretty low tech sport so how do you keep selling to someone that already has a 30-30, 308, 30-06 or 45-70 that covers all his hunting needs.
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Agree 100%. The LD hunting fad is all about bragging rights and ego. Hunting is about the stalk not how far away you can shoot the animal. Make sure before you shoot to stick your Iphone into the lens of the spotting scope or binos. If you don't have a range finder on them its time to trade it in and spend some more money. Make sure to take the pic so the one with the longest shot wins the prize at the Christmas party.