RE: does killing a deer mean success?
Ultimately, I would say killing a deer is A measure of success. To me it is more in HOW I killed the animal. For me to consider the hunt a success, I want to get as close to the animal as possible before I shoot it and I want to kill it in as a humane way as possible. This means one shot kills from (hopefully) 35-70 yards. Th farthest shot I have taken so far on deer is 220 yards, and due to the lack of shooting that far, I missed. My average shot is about 75 yards (which I would say is more due to luck rather than ultra hunter skills) and I consider how the deer is killed more a measure of success than If I kill a deer. ......If that makes any sense to anybody.