"Let he who has never wounded a deer cast the first stone..."
That is a valid point. However, the point can be made that just because it happens doesn't mean you should go plastering it on an internet message board that is read by thousands. Obviously, several of these type of threads start to paint a negative picture and offers ammo for those that could come looking for it to use as propaganda for the non-hunting public. I am merely offering a different perspective as to why people lash out toward these type of threads.
From what I've been told it's an almost certainty that at some point in our lives this will happen. I find it odd that people have the mentality that it won't happen to them. There are far too many variables that are out of our hands. You may shoot 1" groups consistently and still have a deer flinch right before you shoot, hit a thin branch you can't see from 25 yards, have a fly land on your nose as you pull the release.... There's just too many things that can happen to really blame someone for this I think.
Now, on the reverse side, taking shots from 45 - 50 yards with a #50 bow, that's inexcusable. Shooting through bushes cause you see something moving, there is alot that we can control too. Let's just hope we use our common sense out there.
I am not going say that you are right or wrong but if the past repeats itself, it is going to happen.