Completely backwards. You never shoot an animal unless you're farily sure of
an _immediate_ kill (like mere seconds).

Perhaps I never do, but evidently I am in a small minority, given the
number of guys I've met tracking deer through my woods by the blood
trail.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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