I can understand the hunter who has compassion, who feels a certain regret or remorse,but only for a poorly shot deer who now has a even harder time trying to survive in the wild.I have had this happen to me,thank the lord not very often,and hopefully never again.Spine shot or not a deer you can walk up on and finish the kill to me is a hunt the has nothing wrong with it.I pose this question.Would you rather be hunting with a pike or spear,with a group of men.Seems to me if the deer does not run away then your job has been done.Regardless of the final kill shot or if you so chose the knife.Now you might think i come off as a little cold but i witnessed a fella pull over get out of his van walk over to a doe,road kill,and kneel over the deer.He started to cry and pray for it.To this day I am still a little perplexed over what i saw.Yes this fella hunts.For the most part I could hunt every day without any lasting effects.What I dont do is kill just for the fun of it.This is not a job for girls or sissys. I believe this job is for a man who understands what he is doing and why it is being done.If you have any reservations about killing an animal and butchering it from start to finish them their needs to be some soul serching,and until this is done then put down the gun and reflect upon what is important to you.Hunt for meat and you will have a trophy every time.The smiles on my famillys faces beat any buck on my wall.