practice, and willingness to learn
I'm Darrel the friend of shawnfogelman, who made an earlier post. I've shot five deer in the last two years, so far, and have recovered all of them. The furthest I've had to track one is 60 yrds, and let me tell you all those shots haven't been perfect shots, But I do spend alot of time shooting, scouting, reading, and double checking my gear. Shawn is right, it's not the dollar amount, it's the time and effort. I do have to say that I have missed a couple and it was my fault, but one thing I did do, which isn't cheap is buy a range finder for bow hunting but, I was killing deer without it, not wounding them.