NY, I don't usually like to start questioning peoples hunting abilities! But all of these "what if's," are beginning to raise doubts!
Another one questionin my abilities because I don't poach deer?
You should know that very few gun-shot deer survive!
Thanks for the tip. That being said.......... why go chase after it especially when it's hit in the ass? Better chance of jumping that deer and having it get away with a lost blood trail and die in the woods unrecovered. Me and my lack of hunting abilities even knows that's how it happens with most unrecovered deer.
Let's make one thing abundantly clear. I'm not saying I don't have compassion for the wounded deer. Unfortunately that's part of the sport. If you can't handle that then you should take up worm picking or something.
I have lost ONE deer in my life. I go above and beyond what is needed to do to recover every animal that I've shot at. Not making a holier than thou statement, just stating a fact. I've also shot a ton of deer in my life. I have more hours in the woods than you could possibly phathom. I know what it takes to complete the job on any type of hit. And a flashlight and a gun in the dark doesn't have to be one of those ways is all I'm saying. If you want to interpret that as me not having any hunting abilities than go for it.