Don't worry about that Thumper, good excuses are easy to come by.

At our 9-man/900 acre hunting club you can hear any shot on the property and, knowing where everyone is hunting, you pretty much know who shot. You would be amused by the number of times over the course of our three month season that someone reports "I shot at a 'running coyote' and missed".

Good shooting there bud - I doubt you'll need to think up any excuses.