Most of you agreed 100% with RA. So what you' re all saying is that if you find that deer 2 weeks later, half eaten by coyotes and full of maggots that you would tag it and drag it out of the woods? That' s not ethical, that' s plain stupid! If it were the next day I would likely tag it and see if the tag could be replaced....buck or doe. But not a week later or even 3 days later. If I' ve made a bad shot, it' s my fault....the deer still died, and it' s my responsibility. However, there is a point were you have to draw the line. I' m not afforded multiple tags here, so maybe I' m being selfish. I did pay for that tag to put on a deer....not a head with scraps of bone, flesh and hide. Bad shots happen and some bad shots are intentional (poor angle, low light, rushed shots, etc). You chose to take the shot, so it was intentional....or at least the risk of wounding was greater and you should have know it!

That' s one of the most absurd comments I' ve ever read! I always thought I was a responsible hunter, but I guess not since I shoot bucks and not solely for the wall.