ORIGINAL: wallhangr
ORIGINAL: Splitear_Leland
Nope, I always try to identify my target.
That was my line of thinking when it happened, but I gave the guy a little leeway - they were in Loiusiana in heavy cover and body-size wise they were nearly identical. The buck he shot was easily a 120, but unfortunately for him the other was around 150.
GR8 - good sportsmanship on many levels
I guess this is where the idea of ethical shots comes in. If I were wanting to shoot that 150" buck, I would wait and make sure that what I was aiming at was my target. The same as if I were just wanting to shoot a deer, I would wait and make sure my aiming point was on a deer. A lot of guys around here shoot at sounds and movement. It's the same thing, the guy can't be disappointed because it was his own mistake for taking a bad shot at a deer that was not his target.