Originally Posted by
Charlie P
Right on target with this.
If this was my kid I would have been happy it got his first deer but then we would have had a little conversation about shot selection. Because if the buck shot hadn't luckily hit that second deer in the spine a long track job would have started and most likely ended with a wounded lost deer.
One question redkid, Would you take that same shot again?
This is the best post I've seen on this topic. I agree with everything here. If he learned that his shot wasn't ideal and will make changes next time around than it was a good learning experience. We all learn from out mistakes and if this new hunter did then all is forgiven. For me, there is no situation that it is ethical to take two deer with one shot. Most likely one of those deer will not be hit in the ideal spot and will suffer more than it should.