First off I would really like to say that I have to agree with paul on this one. I havebeen hunting for 9 years and have harvestedbetween 22 and 24deer.I gun hunt only (soI dont know about bow hunting)I have shot around an equal portion of bucks and does. I have alsoshot 4 bucks that weighed over 200 pounds and one that weighed 239 dressed. And out of these 22 or sodeer, Inever needed to take more than one shot (EXCEPT ONCE) And this was becauseI had to. I don't know why, but I had to. I shot him in the vitals 3 times, (while he was standing there) (he didn't move an inch) Then I spined him and he started running on his front legs dragging his hind legs on the ground. At this pointI was out of my stand and on the ground. I put another slug in him from the left side. It entered in his lung and he dropped immediately. As my father and I approached the deer. he put his head up and looked at us. My father then took his shot gun, (because mine was all out of slugs) And he put the barrel behind his head at the base of his skull and blew his throat out. The deer took another 5 breaths before it died. When we dressed this deer, he had no lungs and no heart, it was all liquified.
I dont know why this deer did this, but it did. All shots where placed perfect and it was inside 78 yards. The last 2 shots where inside 25 yards.

I will (NEVER) shoot at a running deer. But I will not let one stand around like this particular one was doing. All my other deer have never required a second shot. The furthestI have ever seen one run afterI shot wasno more than 60 yards (ever)I have also seen deer get shot, jump up in the air and when thier feet hitt the ground , they are dead. ( I DONT FEEL IN ANY WAY, IF A DEERRUNS OFF AFTER THEY ARE VITALLY WOUNDED THEY REQUIRE A FOLLOW UP SHOT.) I am 100 % confidentin my shots. andif a deer runs afterI squeeze the trigger( whether I have iron sights, bead or crosshairs on the vitals I am sure its going down.) Im not going to ruin meat by shooting up his front shoulders and hind quarterswhen I know the deer is dead anyways.

Speaking of ruining meat, I have butchered over a couple thousand deer. And every year, there is atleast...(ATLEAST) 40 hunters that come in with deer that are all shot up. Then they come back after thier deer is processed and ask why they only got 22 pounds of meat out of a 212 pound buck. Now we tell people that a deer like that isnt worth butchering. Then we smile as we hand them the antlers (IF THEY HAVE ANY)and say " ATLEAST YOU CAN EAT THESE BABIES". Hunting is expensive as it is.
The last thing im going to do is spend 68 dollars for a sportsman liscence, countless money on clothing, scents, calls, and ammo; Then go in the woods and"WASTE" thats right I said "waste" my tag on a deer that I cant eat or enjoy because I shot the SHEEEEEET outta him or her.


BUT DO WHAT YA GOTTA DO.....MY GUNS ARE SIGHTED IN BEFORE THE SEASON...AND THATS HOW IT SHOULD BE.