MER (Maximum Effective Range) another tool in the complete hunters tool box

[HARPERC]

If there's one thing more than any other that makes me say "No, not this time" it's the wind and I don't mind for a minute admitting it.

I walked away from 300 yard shot at a mountain goat, winds were someplace in the *** are we doing on the mountain range.

 

[WildRose]

I walked away from 300 yard shot at a mountain goat, winds were someplace in the *** are we doing on the mountain range.

I've passed on closer shots than that on windy days when I couldn't get prone and the only rest was a tree waving in the wind and I was waving worse.

It turns my gut to wound a game animal and I just won't risk it. If I can't get steady at least for the split second it takes to pull the trigger I'll let them walk away.

The perfect hunt for me ends with just knowing I could have made the shot. When I actually do the fun is over and there's nothing left but hard work anyhow.