Long range foxing
The subject of shooting any living creature is always one that will attract controversy but add to that the aspect of doing it at long range and it will be met with yet more mixed feelings even from within the hunting and shooting community itself.
It always amazes me how many traditional game shooters are often the first to cry out that it’s unsporting and carries a higher risk of wounding. I’m sure far more quarry is pricked by a few pellets and fly on than those hit by a centrefire bullet.
It’s also strange how a long range shot with a rifle (a tool designed to kill at range), is considered by some to be unsporting, yet a high bird shot with a shotgun (designed for close range) is considered sporting? Very odd.
The fact of the matter is that if a shot is carefully calculated and within the
