When I was a kid I could really shoot. I'd do things like drop a rabbit at 75 yards with a pellet gun with open sights. I had 20/15 vision back then. Now that I'm older I can hardly read anything close enough to be held in my hands. So I wondered how my marksmanship would be. Given beef prices and all this talk of cow farts I decided a while back to get a good hunting rifle. And I've always had an interest in long-range shooting - looks like a really fun hobby! I used to watch those guys at a range back in California and it was pretty cool. A couple days ago my friend who's an Army vet and avid hunter jointed me on a drive deep up into the high desert with our rifles. I ended up hitting targets out to 500 yards. It was really a fun time. The wild mustangs were all around us too, enjoying our company. We were commenting how we really couldn't have done this back in California. So glad I left. My buddy said I'm ready to hunt if I want to. The other option is to partner with a local grass-fed beef ranchers to acquire good, independent protein.