I will get a close as I can before I shoot. With that being said, I have a lot of time behind a bolt gun, and I would never take a shot I didn't feel good about. The reality of rifle hunting in this state is most areas look like a construction zone there is so much orange. The odds are where my family and stuff hunts, if I can see an animal, so can 3 others. Being able to shoot first is sometimes half the battle. This is just a tool for me to increase my odds. I consider myself a precision hunter. Not a long range hunter. Whether I am shooting 100 yards or 1000 yards I won't take the shot if I don't feel good about it and I will approach each shot in a precise manor. An ethical hunter is ethical at 100 yards or 1000 yards it doesn't change. I passed up on about 4 deer that weekend because the shot wasn't right. One was at 200 yards, the others were about 500 yards.