Okay, I'll be the dissenting one...

You're sure to get some criticism, maybe even a lot...but the facts are that bowhunting brings with it more risk than gun hunting. We should review our actions and question our judgment after a bad experience, but most bow hunters will lose at least one in their life time...my opinion and I'll stick by it.

That does not mean that we lower our standards of sportsmanship or that we accept defeat quickly. Rather, we maintain our high standards of excellence, responsibility, and ethics because of the nature of our chosen sport.

Let me be the first to offer my sympathy. I've lost deer in the past and it's a hard situation to face. It does happen though. You followed through by looking both that night and the day after. Depending on the situation you may even go back and see if you can find him later on...but you tried your best.

Sure, there are questions that you'll get and some may even 'question' your standards of taking a shot in low light conditions...but that doesn't change the facts. I don't want you to feel any worse than you already do. I've been there.