People I know wouldn't be standing there with my 20 dollars, they would have left with it long before I was done shooting.

To make the one shot count in the woods, you have to execute like you do on a target.
I really believe most miss in the woods because they get excited, heart rate goes up, and they don't execute like they did on the target.
Hard to calm down when you have a good deer close by. but if you can calm down and execute your shot routine like you do on the target in the backyard, then you have a better than average chance of getting the deer.

I find excitemnet and a fast heart beat is not condusive to good arrow placement.