All that I am saying mostly, and I took a lot of words and time to say it, is that we now live in a world of comfort, supply, and ease. With all of the tools we have at our disposal, why would we not do the practical thing?

Most of us aren't going to starve to death if we miss that deer, and we've abandonned most of our primordial natures. We are not as driven by food as we once were because it is so readily available at every turn. We're not forced to hunt anymore, for most of us its a choice and an enjoyment, so therefore we're not forced to use crude techniques.

We use carbon arrows, compound bows, waxed string, heavy caliber semi-auto guns for our ease. So why not take a good shot and only have to do it once? You'll save your arrows and your bullets and potentially a lot more dragging. Plus, what if your shot goes through the belly? You just spoiled your meat.

If this were a doomsday situation you bet your butt I'd be out there with every weapon I own and I'd sure as heck guarantee my shot placement. Gets me home to my family quicker so I'm not tracking through the night. It just seems illogical to me to needlessly wound an animal when we have so much at our disposal to quickly and efficiently dispatch an animal.

When we grow in our skills, we grow as a person.

I too use everything on my animals. I have a mass collection of skins, bones, sinew, teeth, jaws, ect.