The shot I missed I wanted to err on the side of missing completely rather than hitting the animal where I didn't want to.
He was facing to the left perfectly broadside. His nose was to the wind. I didn't want to hold too little wind and hit him in the guts or ass, so I held a tad more left knowing that anything in the shoulder or behind would be DRT. It was a clean miss having held too much wind.
That is a great idea in practice! I appreciate you describing this distinction, as I've had similar thoughts but never applied them in that way. Planning like that is a great way to minimize risk of poor shot placement.
My bro took a shot at an elk at 440 where he over-corrected for wind. The cow stepped at the shot, and right into the bullet.
