Wahya - If that is true, then people in archery need to do something. Its by this very admission that anti-hunting groups will win IMO. Anyone who doesn't believe that - sit back, do and say nothing and watch your heritage go away.

pdq 5oh - You've missed my post I guess - I left a P&Y class 8 pointer in the woods in Kansas overnight because I wasn't sure he was down - and the coyotes did find him. They ate some guts - opening the body cavity up, they ate some of the hams too - I am guessing I recovered 70% of the edible meat. I was careful, and cautious, because I did not want to push a wounded buck out of the bottoms into the prarie - impossible tracking that would have been. I would make that decision again too. Which leaves me thinking how a pack only ate 30% of my deer and almost all of Zafts ?

That said, I truly think I have changed my opinion a little on quartering to shots. I think now that they can be good clean shots if given the right circumstance and if shot by the archer who can make the shot. Why the change ? Because of those of you who have made and will continue to make that shot (especially the guy on the Leatherwall, shooting a BW recurve).<font size=4> BUT </font id=size4> I highly reccommend waiting, especially for novice hunters and those who aint made a lot of kills. I still don't think its a great shot - even a good shot, but it is a makeable shot and not neccessarily a bad shot given the scenario.

I doubt I'll ever see how Zaft's buck could be considered a good shot though ...