wyoshooter,
No reason why someone would "hammer you" for asking good questions.
It does require a serious commitment to the task at hand.
Sometimes I hunt with a bow. When I do I like to hunt antelope, spot-n-stalk with an old Pearson Flame. About the furthest thing from LR hunting. Last year I did all of my killing under 250 yards. Some of it was under 65 yards-Used a Freedom Arms 454 Casull. This year I hunted more LR. You may not want to know the distances I killed a buck muley and antelope with specialty handguns.
Point is, I hunt the way I want to hunt, because that is the way I want to hunt. If it is legal and the animal dies quickly, and it brings me enjoyment, plus meat on the table-It is a good thing.
The argument of when hunting ceases to be hunting, can be found in every discipline, as people polarize. Example: You are not a true bow hunter unless you use a longbow, etc., etc.
I think what you are describing is more than just a LR hunting issue. I think it is a humanity issue.
I have watched people with iron sighted 30-30's try things that made me cringe and sickened me.
Some people are going to shoot beyond their ability regardless of what they are hunting with: rifle, handgun, bow, black powder, slingshot, etc.
A term that may be appropriate for that mentality is a "slob hunter."
Now, you are not dealing with a style of hunting, but an attitude toward hunting and game that permeates every form of legal hunting and those that are not.