Yeah, that is what I was thinking too. I am always very wary of tall tales, but this is a pretty honest guy, and one of my fathers good friends, so I kinda had to take his word for it.
Yeah, he could have at least let him, well, finish before he shot him. Who knows, maybe he was done and was just riding it out for a few more seconds. He should have waited for the buck to light one up after he was done.