The roads are better now than they were a hundred years ago, the vehicles are better, the drivers are better, a trained driver is better yet, but would you expect people to still drive 40 miles an hour?
Should drivers, regardless of their skill and/or training, self restrict to 40 miles an hour?
When the people (government) decide what is an acceptable speed, they put a post on the side of the road with a sign on it. That sign tells the driver what maximum speed is allowed. If it’s 25, we drive no more than 25, if it’s 80, we drive no more than 80. We are ticketed if we are caught exceeding the posted sign limit. If there is no sign, what speed do drivers go……… they go at any speed they feel comfortable, some go ahead and test their skill by going faster than they feel comfortable.
Image that! Human nature. Imagine that…… people exploring previous limits, when they are allowed to.
There are currently no distance regulations regarding big game hunting…. shooting distances, for a myriad reasons.
One of the ways they try to regulate shooting distance is regulate your equipment. One obvious example is limiting your weapon to a shoot gun, or a muzzleloader (black powder, round ball, scope regulations), modern rifle scope magnification, etc. they could be regulated even more by limiting range finder capabilities, possibly even bullet/cartridge, powder, etc.
Tog’s point and I agree with him…. after hunting the unit for nearly 50 years is, you have a better chance to kill the elk you want at a longer distance because of the environment, both the natural and the human. He is saying increase the odds on the Fish Lake any weapon hunts with a long range shot. Seems like perfect common sense to me.
There is no regulation that tells you not to, therefore, if you choose to, you may kill a bull at any distance……… if you can. And just like it is at 50 yards, you may also wound and loose it.
Until something changes you will increase your odds on the Fish Lake if you can shoot accurately at long range……. what ever the hell long range means, at this time and place.