Buying another tag is different than what it sounded like RA was saying. By all means if there are more tags available I would buy more. Where I hunt you are only allowed one buck tag. If the deer in the example is a buck I consider it filled if I made a lethal shot whether recovered or not. My whole scenario was based on that single permit. I never implied that each person should only get 1 deer a year. If your state offers multiple tags have at them but don' t go begging to the state just because you didn' t recover the deer before it was eaten by coyotes. Bobco I know of several people who have intentionally taken poor shots at deer, most of them were directly related to the size of the antlers or the experience of the hunter.
TJ