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bradsmith2010:
unethical,,thats a term used alot,,
I think marginal,, or low rate of recovery,, or iffy,, or risky,,sometimes in the excitement of the moment we make a mistake,, and have no intention of being unethical ,, as you draw your bow the deer turns a bit toward you and its too late to stop the shot,,,
sometimes you take a shot that looks great, but the deer moves as the arrow is heading its way,,
then you are in the iffy area of the deer,, with all good intentions,,
thats when you really need to be patient with your tracking and keep positive,,
sometimes that shot hit an artery or liver or something and the outcome is postive,,or more positive than it looked,,
thats why you need to stack your odds taking the best closest shot you can, and that takes patience,,and some " shot control"
I think the more experienced you are , the easier it is to take your "Best Shot",,,, and pass on a maybe iffy one,,
even 20 yards is too far for me at a deer,, and I practiice out to 60,,, and have killed deer past 20,, but experience has taught me, the longer shot has a lower succes rate,, :)

JW_Halverson:
But when you know a shot is "iffy" or just plain beyond your capability...and you take it anyway?

UNETHICAL.

When a shot is within your comfort zone, in your experienced range, and is something you can be reasonably expected to hit 98% or better?  But something happens to turn things against you.

Well, that is just unanticipated.

Danzn Bar:
Agree Jdub.....
DBar

osage outlaw:
I wouldn't take a head on shot with a gun.  Wait for a broadside or quartering away shot. 

Lumberman:
I have had several deer, from little does to big bucks that I did not find due to hitting them a little too far back or on two big bucks hitting right in the shoulder blade. Not unethical shots, either plain missed or the deer moved some or whatever. I have had two front shots I've taken because they were about in my lap. Aimed LOW and between the shoulders, for the heart, and did not lose either. I don't hunt with a gun but wouldn't take that because I would t want to scoop out the compromised gut sack haha. I am sorry if that seems horrendously and unethical. I certainly do not mean to encourage a difficult or poor recovery shot. Just speaking from my experience and I highly respect your guys own takes on it

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