I know that the OUTCOME of a clean miss is preferrable vs. a wounded deer. I also know that things occur to even good/great shots. Animals move. Unseen obstructions find the arrow. etc...

In REALITY, though....isn't a total miss a worse shot than one that at least is closer to finding its' mark?

Why do we not look at it this way??????

Fran's thread got me to thinking of this...and I in NO WAY am saying anything about his shot. I agree that things happen when your target is breathing. It just got me to thinking why we give one shot a "pass", when....in reality....it was further from the intended mark than the one that wounded an animal. I know Fran to be a skilled shot and an ethical hunter.

Anybody ever thought of this?