Congrats on the deer and sorry to hear of the lost one.
I've taken shots at more "reasonable" distances that I was extremely confident of and lost the deer. Comes with hunting and shooting to some extent, though we must be careful not to allow that fact to be an excuse for making a habit of it.
As with everything, there is a fine line that can be crossed and extremes in both sides.
Every year it disgusts me... Go to the range and see guys packing up as if ready to confidently kill deer at 100 yds but judging from range performance have no business shooting them at 25.
Bottom line... A man's got to know his limitations... And never stop respecting his prey.
Thanks for the report guys,
efw
