You know the type that take like a million shots at a deer. Either they miss the deer, hit it in non-vital area, or if they do kill it there is no meat useable. I was talking with a friend of mine he said he had this deer that got shot in its leg. He would have taken but it was to far of a shot. Why cant people just make the first shot count? It really makes me mad show the deer some respect for heaven sake.

They don't practice enough, lack of practice leads to bad shots in the field.

Slob hunters plain and simple. Not all bad shots are taken by slobs it happens sometimes. But there are people who just don't care and let it fly. I feel your frustration.

I'd really hate myself if I took a bad shot. I haven't even seen a deer in the field yet, and I'm stuck using my friend's 870 Wingmaster with 00 buck until I can buy my own gun. I'll be disappointed if I don't have a deer come in range this season, but I would really hate myself if I took a bad shot and wounded one.

Because human beings are prone to gross excess and jealousy. And hunters are the worst of the lot. Hunters (as a whole, some particular examples come to mind though) are by far, the most jealous bunch of people I know. Which is why you can't ever tell someone where your duck spot is, or where you shot that big buck, or where you have been seeing turkey's strutting mid-morning when most are henned up.

Someone will always have to prove that they are better, or faster or killed more or bigger. This is how people justify their means and how they feel good about themselves. "I shot that thur dur at 600 yards with my thirteen-ought six! Yussir, took um rightoffahis foot. Musta been dat one Earl got a picea last yur..."

I agree. I hate to think of a woulded deer suffering out there because someone was careless or took and irresponsably long shot. I think people are too willing to take long shots without the skill. I know a guy who takes 400 yard shots. Luckily he mostly misses. Long shots are not undoable, but one needs practice at such ranges. And most people have no place to practice such long shots.
Hope you have a goood season
okcmco

It bothers me too. But I also remember my first deer hunt........ I miss hitthe deer and found small amounts of blood. I walked out and waited for help. My brother-in-law came shortly...... we found him and I neededto finish him off. Did I feel bad?...... YES. Did I do it again?......NOPE!
I also look back to what I learned from the experience. Shot placement, tracking and yes scouting. That deer brought me through the thickest stuff and showed me all sorts of heavy trails. I consider myself a good shot but just missed my mark..... I was getting 8"groups at 400m and this deer was at 230m. Since then my longest shot has been 130m, give or take, and most have been under 50. I now hunt not shoot.
What bothers me is people who go out year after year and make the same mistakes..... never making rules for themselves or limits to follow. Its called ETHICS...... too bad its something you can't teach[:-].
I came across a situation just like this a couple of days ago.I saw 3 bald eagles sitting on a limb across a clear-cut. I know for a fact (in this area) an eagle will not sit over a gut-pile. I considered it scouting. Walked into the clear-cut and 150m away from the rd lay a regal buck. A big 4x4, eaten all the way to the shoulders. I couldn't see a bullet wound in the shoulders or neck so figured it to be gut shot and not tracked......... [:@][:'(]or shot at night and the people didn't have time to track[:'(].

There's a fella who hunts around where I do and he just wounds all his deer. Over the years he's shot maybe five and has only found two. I hate to think the deer is out suffering and the meat is being wasted because of his carelessness.

I know what your talking about, have some hunters at work tell me they shot a deer while it was running away from them said they tracked it for a little while then gave up .I ask them the next day did you go back out an look for your deer ,they just say i gave up on that one thiers more deer out there to why waste my time looking for that one. believe me you don't want to know what i said to them after that repile.

Every time I hear the same shotgun go off 5-6 times in rapid succession it makes me wonder if mandating single shot only weapons wouldn't be such a bad idea .