Anyone who first fires a fatal shot AND follows the trail to the dead animal, regardless of whether or not someone else finishes it off, deserves the animal.

Anyone who doesn' t give the animal to the first person is a total jerk.

Legally, in most states it is the last person to shoot it that has legal ownership. That means if you knock a deer down, but it lifts its head, I can shoot it and legally claim it. Not right in my book