[This message has been edited by fredj338 (edited 05-11-2002).]

For me it's benchrest long distance shooting.

What is hunting pleasure in this???

That remind me my shooting range

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Even though I, personally, don't have a problem with that style of hunting, I would call it long distance shooting. Matter of fact, I would like the oppertunity to do that once or twice.
Hunting is a skill that you get better with experience and practice. Same as shooting or any other skill that you endevour.
Shooting game from a fixed possition at long range, you are using skills of shooting and skills of patience. They both are skills that are used in hunting but lack in skills of stalking and in depth of knowledge of your quary which are are equally important skills of hunting.
The most important skill required in this case would be shooting. If you were using all your hunting skills and got up close, shooting skill becomes not so important.

I hope I made some sence out of that.

Daryl

[This message has been edited by Daryl D (edited 05-11-2002).]

For me hunting is much more than killing an animal. It consist of hiking, glassing, spooring, stalking, outsmarting and then killing the game cleanly.

I don�t succed every time, a broken twig or a shift in the wind direction might be the difference between success and failure.

But sitting on a fixed position, bench shooting game at 500 to 700 yards is not my cup of thea.

We have the equvivalent where I live, farmers shooting their red deer and roe deer on the hayfields from the barn door.
They collect their bag every year, but hunting ??? No !! Its more shooting / butchering the way I see it.

But by all means...it�s a free country, and they are free to employ any killing technic they like, as long as it within the law, and I can hunt the way I prefere.

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Originally posted by Eagle Eye:
Well, what you descibe is the same method that most hunters in the USA hunt deer. They sit in a tree stand and snipe them. What ever works I guess.

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Your're right, that probably is the most used method. While I realize that some don't view that much as hunting, one of the main reasons is that is probably the safest way, esp. in the more populated areas.

Well, if he's out there for meat does it really matter if it's hunting or shooting? Personally, I'm going this year for nothing more than the meat as it makes quick and tasty dinners when bird hunting each weekend!