final answer is, He was confident in his shot, he took the shot, the deer died. So what is the problem? Could I have made the shot? Absolutely not? Could someone else have made the shot? Probably? The final take on it should be that he made a humane shot that killed the deer at 35 yards at no worse of an outcome if it was 15 yards. So what is the problem? Each of us has our own abilities and handicaps that we must work with when hunting. You use each of these to legally and humanely take your prey. So what if someone else does not like it? That is why it is called hunting to the best of your abilities. Next show critic.