i had always heard that the "1st fatal/lethal shot" is the one that gets the animal. but as this is a grey area, i don't know. If you shoot a deer in the foot and some guy sends one through the chest, i would definetly say thats his animal. `there was a great article on this i read this week in a magazine, i will see if i can find the name of the publication. the article said that there usually is never a dispute over does or spikes, just the big 'uns...