I think this is a topic that gets heated very fast
I personally got into archery for the challange of getting close to game, to see if I could get close, beat there sense's of sorts, a challange
to me once you start shooting deer with archery gear at long range, to me that is past 50 yards
I don't feel its the same game, its now more about shooting than it is about hunting
and that said, I like to shoot long range, but I don't do it anymore on live targets
where a small opp's causes the animal to maybe suffer, or never be recovered
just so I can ?? Say I can shoot it from a far
the point of archery hunting , the challange of beating my game animal at its game, is lost when we shoot far, be it with a bow, x bow, rifle, shotgun, what ever
we start loosing hunting skills, and gain shooting skills only
where did the challange go??