If the first shot was a miss, then the team was subsequently just trying for some sort of hit as opposed to an accurately placed killing shot. One out of three being a killer is crappy shooting in my book and regardless of who they are, they should question their abilities.
Ethics are of course a personal deal, and I know folks that will sling lead great distances hoping for a hit. Some don't mind either if it's 3 animals back and turns out to be a pronghorn fawn. That group's ethics are pretty poor and they'd not be invited into our party.
Wonder how many injured animals they've left out there?
