B&C

I agree with you to an degree. I find bow hunters worse that rifle since many shoot deer only to wound them, some deer survive for a while with an arrow sticking out of them. I always try for a kill and spend much time at the range practicing on the rifles I plan on using. Sometimes I have shot at running deer only to miss and most I go for double lung or shoot out the front shoulders. If the deer is running away and the flags are raised, oh well, I don' t do butt shots.

Of the deer I have shot at, I know what my limitations are. If I have a clean shot and those antlers apear, my ability to shoot straight becomes less. If I have a clean shot and the deer takes off, I will trail as long as I can find a trail. Last year, I shot a button buck in rifle season with a slug. He either jumped or I hit him low and the bullet travled on through his leg, missing the body. I could not find him after several hours of looking in the dark. He came within shooting distance again during late muzzleloader and I shot him again, as he limped over towards me. The leg was healing nicely and all meat was good except for that leg.

Tomster