i have shot many deer on the run...all were dead in less than 20-60 yards.. as far as him findin the deer...he found it..you woulda never found it. as for as walkin in a sanctuary, i think he did right, if you take a shot at a deer, you should make every last ditch effort to find the deer, no matter where it mighta went..was your buddy allowed to shoot bucks? it just seems to me he shot that buck, and is just sayin he shot at a doe? who knows. 20 year relationship over a stupid deer aint worth it to me, there are buddies, and then there are huntin buddies!!