I'm a big bow hunter as well. I have to agree with you guyson making the 1st one count. When I rifle hunt I use a bolt action .270 so a second shot isn't always a factor, the 1st one has to count. Out of all the deer I've taken I can count on one hand the deer that have dropped in their tracks. They all run. Not far but they do run. I can also count on one hand the deer thatIhad to takea second shot on. But I can count on 1 finger the deer that I didn't take a second shot on and wished I had. Although the 1st shot was a lethal shoulder shot I had a chance to put that 2nd one in him and didn't b/c I thought he was down. When I finally got to him 5 hours later and putthat2ndshot in himfrom5 feetI promised I'd never do that again. If he is standing I'll always take another shot if possible.

Dime groupings at the range are easy. Shooting free hand from a climbing stand 30 feet upwith no rest at a big 8pt chasing a doe at175yds across a clear cutis real life. Not everyone sits in a shooting house or a ladder with a rifle bar over looking a big open field where the deer are grazing like cows or shooting across a mountain at a elk standingstill andbroadside. Sometimes a 2nd shot is necessary. Sometimes the ole heart gets to pumping at race horse speeds so sniper accuracy isn't an option. Thats why I hunt in the first place....if it ever stops beating like that I'm done.