Great post.
and to be honest sometimes its hard to be "ethical" for younger people.
case in point. Last year i put in more time on the stand than I EVER have. saw alot of bucks. had a couple of encounters with "the one". as soon as i saw him i knew i wanted him. late in october, afternoon hunt, everything was perfect. everybuck was chasing and with a single rattle and grunt i had him coming in on a string. he stops at eight yards broadside.....with vitals behind a tree. i could see 90% of the front shoulder. he looks up and spots me and i elected to wait for a couple more steps. well he took a couple more but they where about 90 mph. no shot no deer.

I have gotten more crap for not taking tha shot than anything else i have done. but i didn't feel comfortable taking that shot and having him run 4 miles and not being able to find him cause i didn't get good penetration. but i am happy with my choice.

Oh and the deer didn't make it throughrifle season