Thanks mjqgoodo

It is refreshing to see some input where constructive criticism is given without the name calling and such.

I talked today with a friend of mine, Tom Rowe, who is on the ATA board of directors. Tom Related to me that he once took a similiar shot as I did from a tree stand and hit the spine behind the shoulders and had to take several other shots to kill the deer as it dragged itself away bawling.
I could tell by the tone in his voice that this had affected him greatly.
I took his words to heart.
I have been shooting since age three and I do not consider myself an expert. There is always more to learn in this or any sport.
A great way to learn is by communicating with others on these forums.
I have learned a lot about hunting ethics. and hopefully others who read this will have a greater insight in making hunting decisions.

What saddens me is that we get all fired up on a hunting ethic issue , and yet look at the ethics we use when dealing with each other in expressing
our opinions.
I have heard some say I would not hunt with someone who would take a shot like that.
My question is would you hunt with someone who would treat his fellow man like dirt . Can we treat each other with the same reverence we profess to give toward animals we are killing?

New people to the sport who read this will certainly have a better opinion of archery in general if they see us discussing different viewpionts like
the last post . with some degree of respect for each other. and possibly agree to disagree.
During these bizarre political times we are going through , we see our leaders and potential leaders going at each other tooth and nail. and truth and lies and name calling from all sides . Think how the rest of the world must view our society if they are watching tv .
Here we are on this forum pretty much using the same ethics as our politics seem to dictate to discuss this ethics issue.
I have found that usually a voice of reason is listened to more than anger.

I have certainly learned a lot from this forum so far.

I have always been a ground hunter, and this was my first treestand hunt
When I saw this deer come under the stand, I drew on it and the shot just fell in place. Sometimes you just get a feeling . I took the shot and dropped the deer. After hearing all the points of view here I probably would not take a shot like that again. I am happy that at least this time the shot worked and the animal did not suffer.