ORIGINAL: Kybuckhunter
atlasman...not everyone was born an expert. You will find that just about everyone has made dumb mistakes in their hunting life time. I know I have. The first doe I ever shot with a bow was twenty five years ago and I took a straight on shot into the base of the neck. Yes it was a bad shot but I didn't have the knowledge and experience I do now. I see all the "I lost my deer" threads also but see no reason to jump their case. Maybe they just want to get it off their chest and maybe get a few pointers. At least in the world of the internet young hunters can get a lot of information that can accelerate the learning curve but it will still take real world experience to make them good hunters.
Amen. When I was growing up we only cut their shirt-tail off. Now we set them on fire. Way to encourage new hunters. If someone is willing to admit their mistake I think they are on the way to becoming better hunters and have one advantage over a few people on this forum.