Matt, that was a very good reading post. But I do have a comment:
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I don't believe that these were poorly hit animals. Granted, you gave them time to expire and such, but not all animals will lay down right away (within 100 yards). Just curious, have you ever tracked a single lunged animal?
C903, I also, very much enjoyed your post. You brought up some very good points.