I never understood the idea behind "sound shots".

My boss told me a story about one of his hunting trips that is a bit scary.
He was sitting in his tree stand when he hears some noise to his right, out of the bush come a doe. He hears some more noise coming right behind her, and thinks that it must be a buck following her, so, he lift his gun and aims in that direction waiting for his big buck to come after the doe, and out come a hunter. I always tells people that if you aren't sure that there isn't anyone behind the deer or your are not sure that it is a deer, don't shoot, there are lots of deer out there, it's not worth risking it and possibly injuring a fellow hunter.

I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you Dan. Glad your OK though.