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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1734027" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I'm surprised so many posters have suggested that the distance you would be permitted to shoot should have been discussed beforehand. I have hunted with outfitters for a loooong time and this has never been brought up by an outfitter, the guides or any of the hunters.</p><p></p><p>I recently returned from Newfoundland where I was moose hunting. I was shooting a custom 338RUM that printed sub .5moa at 400yds repeatedly. </p><p></p><p>The first two bulls went to hunting buddies who had not been successful in previous years. I hunted hard right up to the last minute of the last day. With only a few minutes left of shootable light I spotted a huge bull and cow walking out of the timber at 725yds. Conditions seemed good with a dead calm wind. I climbed atop of the Argo roof and set the bipod up in 2 seconds. With failing light, a distance that exceeded my comfort level and a few dead twigs in just the wrong place, I held fire and watched them as the sun dropped. </p><p>What did my guide say - "why didn't you take the shot"?.</p><p></p><p>I think only the shooter can make the right decision as to whether you should shoot or not under the various conditions that exist at any given moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1734027, member: 313"] I'm surprised so many posters have suggested that the distance you would be permitted to shoot should have been discussed beforehand. I have hunted with outfitters for a loooong time and this has never been brought up by an outfitter, the guides or any of the hunters. I recently returned from Newfoundland where I was moose hunting. I was shooting a custom 338RUM that printed sub .5moa at 400yds repeatedly. The first two bulls went to hunting buddies who had not been successful in previous years. I hunted hard right up to the last minute of the last day. With only a few minutes left of shootable light I spotted a huge bull and cow walking out of the timber at 725yds. Conditions seemed good with a dead calm wind. I climbed atop of the Argo roof and set the bipod up in 2 seconds. With failing light, a distance that exceeded my comfort level and a few dead twigs in just the wrong place, I held fire and watched them as the sun dropped. What did my guide say - "why didn't you take the shot"?. I think only the shooter can make the right decision as to whether you should shoot or not under the various conditions that exist at any given moment. [/QUOTE]
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