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To: Bobalu

IMHO, a hunter has a moral and ethical responsibility to be intimately familiar with the capabilities and limitations of his weapon and his skill level. An ethical hunter will only take a shot that he has a high degree of confidence will result in a quick kill. Many (not all) crippling wounds could be eliminated by people applying the above principles.


17 posted on 10/18/2017 7:56:55 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

I concur with that, though the deer isn’t always cooperative. The only deer I’ve ever had get away (That I shot at) was bowhunting. I had a gorgeous broadside shot, and I took it. About the instant after I released the arrow, she swung her head towards me, and took it full in the forehead. She got away.

That said, yes I would take wounded deer. If I’m not happy with the look of the meat after that, I might leave it for the coyotes


31 posted on 10/18/2017 8:42:59 AM PDT by ferret_airlift
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