In my experience, a bad shot regardless of weapon has happened to numerous experienced hunters that are honest about their hunting experiences. Bow or gun, doesn't make a difference IMHO. It is part of hunting, like it or not.
Hard to know if we are hearing the entire story at this point. Would seem like most wardens would give some lee way for someone finishing an animal off that would otherwise suffer a long death. Can't say what I would have done because wasn't there.
Discretion in law enforcement is certainly necessary. Since as far as we know, it seems like discretion wasn't used much in this case it leads me to believe there is more to this story. Of course, some law enforcement officers do not use discretion but they are the small minority.
