So for you hunters, 80% of your (non bird) shots are under what range?
80%? Probably under 150, with the average of all shots just over 100- the really short ones pretty much cancel out the really long ones. That said, if I had to pass up everthing over 300, there would have been some lean years here .... as it is, I have managed to "fill the freezer" all but two seasons.
I know I have run into the problem of not even being able to locate the exact spot where I shot an animal (that ran) in order or find the blood trail. It is a lot easier to find the blood trail if you can find the exact spot where the animal is shot and find that spot is often easier if the animal is at closer range.
I carry a lenstic compass (partly*)for this reason. If the deer is so far out there there that I might have a hard time finding the spot, then I generally have ample time to hit it several times with the laser rangefinder and take a bearing with the compass. Even if it's not, I take a mental note of what's directly behind it, so I can take a bearing on it when I have time after the shot.
After the shot, if the animal is not in sight, walk out on that bearing, and use the rangefinder to verify the distance by ranging the tree you were sitting against ...... drop your hat and start a spiral pattern search for blood and hair .....
Anybody that thinks this is silly has never looked for something small somewhere in the middle of a 400+ acre field of cornstubble .....
* the other reason is that it is much easier to find my spot in the dark- I have to walk better than 1/2 a mile across a field into a treelined dry creek in the dark ..... the creek is easy to cross if you hit it in the right place .... miss that spot and you'll be struggling through pretty thick brush in the dark, spooking everything in the area.