If that was the case, we wouldn't be on this forum because hunting would have been outlawed along time ago. I think that a thread like this could be a good reminder to us all to evaluate our ehthics and to review tactics to be better hunters. Unfortunately because of mere conjecture and highly emotional opinion, this thread is degrading rapidly to the point of being ANTI-HUNTING.I bet maybe 5% of hunters out there take hunting seriously and put in time and effort necessary to make consistent clean and ethical shots. Those should be the ones who respect the animals enough to punch the tag on a wounded unrecovered animal.