bowrunner81
WKR
This is something I have thought about after shooting more and more in recent years. If you could put a rule in place and hunters would hypothetically comply, would you put a maximum allowable shot distance on big game? Predators do not count because I’m of the mentality that if you can put a bullet anywhere on a predator it increases the chance of them dying. I know this shot distance would not be enforceable but if it was, would you make it a law?
I could see this going two ways. One could be a maximum distance of say 600 yards, which in my opinion should be the maximum distance for 75-90% of hunters. Another way would be a distance qualification of some kind on a say 12” target if you want to shoot past say 400 yards. Those are just thoughts on how it could be done.
Although I don’t like limitations on entry into hunting or owning firearms, I think I would push the button and make it a rule, but I might get beat up doing that. I really do not like a one size fits all approach on anything so I think if someone wants to shoot past X distance that is considered long range, then a qualification could be a way to keep folks accountable.
This is all hypothetical. Please don’t ban me from Rokslide.
What do you all think?
I could see this going two ways. One could be a maximum distance of say 600 yards, which in my opinion should be the maximum distance for 75-90% of hunters. Another way would be a distance qualification of some kind on a say 12” target if you want to shoot past say 400 yards. Those are just thoughts on how it could be done.
Although I don’t like limitations on entry into hunting or owning firearms, I think I would push the button and make it a rule, but I might get beat up doing that. I really do not like a one size fits all approach on anything so I think if someone wants to shoot past X distance that is considered long range, then a qualification could be a way to keep folks accountable.
This is all hypothetical. Please don’t ban me from Rokslide.
What do you all think?