ORIGINAL: Dr Andy
I know a guy who only takes front on or quartering to shots,he claims the others are too easy. He's a championship caliber archer and has not lost a deer in years, is his choice of shot placement ethical?
That isn't up to us to decide.
Shot selection, along with ethics, is a personal thing. No one person aside from yourself can tell you what is or is not ethical.
I'm comfortable taking shots at elk and mule deer out to 50 yards. I find this to be ethical as I regularly practice at ranges nearly twice that. You, however, may find it to be unethical.
It all boils down to what the individual thinks.