i agree it happens to ALL of us, if you hunt long enough that is. i think it is our responsibility as ethical hunters to make as quick a kill on an animal as possible, whatever the animal were hunting may be. if it means taking a second shot and taking a chance of messing up the pretty little birds head or feathers, or ruining a little meat, oh well. too many times ive heard hunters say "i didnt want to shoot him again because i want to get him mounted" or "i didnt want to waste another shell". my response to that is "too bad", buy more shells and there will be many more opportunities in your lifetime to harvest game to have mounted. besides a good taxidermists can perform miracles on a shot up animal.

"I got turkey on the brain"

Edited by - gobble stopper on 03/02/2002 14:00:08