I hope you don't use anything other than a club, as that would be bad sportsmanship.
Hunting is harvesting, whether someone finds "sport" in it is secondary, and I guarantee you meaningless to the animal getting shot. Indeed, I'm sure they would prefer a clean, surprise kill at 600 yd to being chased down and clubbed to death.
If the individual is capable of making a good shot at 600 yards, there isn't a thing wrong with taking it. Taking your preaching somewhere else, where people like to be told how to live their lives by people who profess to know better.
Thanks :-)
I’ve come across a few animals dead from their wounds over the years. Once I even found one still alive but gut shot and unable to stand.
I agree that the object is to kill them and not to have sport. However, minute of angle at 600yards is a 12” diameter. At 200yds with an appropriate caliber, a decent hunter can shoot a standing animal dead with one shot (though many still miss or gut them). At 600 you are as likely to wound or miss entirely. Chasing wounded game (especially large dangerous game such as moose and bears) is not fun.
15 years ago I guided for black bear. I saw alot of hunters with very expensive equipment miss and wound stationary animals. Our hunters were not allowed to use less than a 300 magnum nor shoot from more than 300 yards. Still ended up having to finish off lots of wounded bears.
No matter how accurate they are at the range, I don’t know anyone who hunts at 600 yards, and I don’t recommend it for a variety of reasons, especially in less than perfect conditions. Your mileage may differ.