Yep, I still replay the doe that I never found 3 years ago. It frustrates me because I probably shouldn't have been out in the woods with that bow, the draw was too long and I knew it.

That makes me feel even more miserable because it was my fault, no one else's. Although we found lung blood, I probably only hit one lung and she may have eventually died, but she wasn't in my freezer, feeding my family like my intentions were the whole time.

Like everyone else has said, something would have to be seriously wrong with you if you didn't feel badly for a wounded animal. That's just MHO, but either way, it shows maturity.

I also don't feel remorse when I shoot a deer with a good clean shot, respect, grateful attitude, and elation is more like it. I thank God for bringing him/her to me, so I had the opportunity to feed my family in the healthiest and cheapest way possible, but no remorse. As my husband has taught me, if you make a good clean shot, the deer is only acting on it's adrenaline rush and likely is dead upon impact... they don't have time to feel the pain or have *any* idea what has happened. That's what draws me to practice my shooting skills in archery and firearms whenever I get the chance.