RE: are kill shots really necessary?
Taz - I believe it happens, I've just never heard it from any of the deer I've harvested.
The 2002 season a hunter told me this story:
His first deer with a bow was a .5 yr. old doe that he shot while walking away at a very slight angle. Arrow went in behind left ribcage and exited just inside left shoulder. One lunged her. He said from the time she started moving she sounded like a baby crying. His account of this story was seconded by his son who was nearby and stated that the bawling continued until the finishing shot.
Shoot often - Hunt always