So you're shooting a much smaller animal, which probably reacted to the hit, on totally different terrain, and making the long leap to the conclusion that my spotter is an idiot. My spotter has taken all but one species of Montana big game, including one of the state's largest ever bighorn rams with a bow and is a very respected and accomplished hunter. When an 800lb animal shows absolutely no reaction to several hits and the bullet ground impacts into the mountainside are hidden behind him, there is nothing to see. The first time I actually missed, he picked it up immediately.