It is true that many deer are shot at less than 100 yards but there is always the chance that you get a longer shot.  I wonder how many might take the shot, rather than pass it up because it is too far?  Maybe it is not a problem as I would pass on shots over 300 yards??  Like Kim, I want to be able to take a longer shot if it presents itself. 

I remember a long shot in Montana in 1973.  We hired a guide for Elk hunting.  We packed in from the East side of the Rockies and hunted on the West side.  Terrible horseback ride for a non-horseman.  We started at daybreak and didn't get to camp till about 3:30 in the afternoon.  I walked more than I rode.  

We hunted a gorgeous area with big trees and canyons.  I was alone on the top of a peak watching trails and spotted a big Elk below me but across a canyon.  It was just far enough away that I didn't know what to do.  I finally made up my mind that it was too far to take the shot and watched for a good time hoping it might come closer.  It finally wandered off and that was the only Elk we saw.  

Frank