Me personally, I wont shoot a buck that's not going to go on the wall. That being said, two years ago I shot a buck a little far back. Went back the next morning, saw him still alive in the same area where I shot him. Had to work that night and the next day. Went back the next morning(2 1/2 days later) and found him eaten up to the neck by coyotes. Unfortunately the cape was unable to be saved, but that deer went on the wall. He wasn't quite p&y but that's the deal I have with the deer I hunt.