Art Eatman
Moderator In Memoriam
Aw, RumRunner, the style includes clean, ethical kill, which I believe becomes rather problematic when you're looking at 400 yards or more. Not saying I can't do it; just that I sorta figure that it's not really fair to shoot at something that's so far off he doesn't have a clue you're in the territory.
I guess I figure that if I can get a bunch closer and he still doesn't know I'm around, I've actually hunted. Hunting's fun. With the killing, the fun's over and the work begins.
Then there's the other extreme. I felt sorta ashamed, the last mule deer buck I killed. It didn't really seem righteous to use a rifle at 30 yards. But, I didn't have a pistol with me.
Even "extremer", I guess, was the buck I didn't shoot. Soggy day, and I sneaky-snaked up to within about ten feet of him. Hit him in the butt with a small rock. Pandemonium and laughter ensued.
Snipers don't have to worry about clean, ethical kills. I do.
I guess I figure that if I can get a bunch closer and he still doesn't know I'm around, I've actually hunted. Hunting's fun. With the killing, the fun's over and the work begins.
Then there's the other extreme. I felt sorta ashamed, the last mule deer buck I killed. It didn't really seem righteous to use a rifle at 30 yards. But, I didn't have a pistol with me.
Even "extremer", I guess, was the buck I didn't shoot. Soggy day, and I sneaky-snaked up to within about ten feet of him. Hit him in the butt with a small rock. Pandemonium and laughter ensued.
Snipers don't have to worry about clean, ethical kills. I do.