I am more against long range shooting than in agreement with it. I do know for a fact that anything past maximum point blank range is too far for me. I simply do not have any place to practice such shooting.
The farther away the target is increases the amount of things that can go wrong. The ability to take long range shots also requires the shooter to use exceptional judgment about the conditions as well as having the technical skills.
When I was shooting archery competition a 50 yard shot on a whitetail was perfectly ethical under favorable conditions. However , most of the time , conditions were not right. Never lost one that was 50 yards plus, so , that kind of shows how fussy I was. Now 30 yards is my limit.
Killed a hog at 68 yards by laser. However it had been previously wounded. There was no way to approach without it spooking. A quick conversation with the guide, and the hunter that had made the initial hit, and it was decided that my taking the shot was the best option. The considerations that went into this were, there was no wind, I had pins out to 70 yards, I was in my shooting prime, the hog had no idea we were there. If any of those had not been an affirmative a different option would have been chosen.
From talking to some people that think they are long range shooters they do not take enough time to consider all the variables. Those that have all the shooting and judgement skills are legitimate in taking such shots.