Well, I'm sure that you guys have instantly killed everything you have ever shot at. Never needed even a follow up shot. Never had to track anything that was hit imperfectly either. The reality of it is gentlemen is that if you actually hunt long enough, something will go wrong and you will make a poor shot. Jim Shockey has done it, I'm sure none of us on this site would say he is a slob hunter either. Hell, he uses a muzzleloader and shoots further than what the "experts" say is ethical. So are we gonna bash him...I think not. I read an almost unbelievable story about a guy making his own bow and everything and going out and killing a deer with it...incredible but how could he have known it was going to work? (I think that was awesome btw) Should we bash the way he hunts? Why do we want to pick on the method or weapon? It's all hunting if it's legal is it not? Is it not up to the individual to decide on his/her own concious if what they are doing is right and ethical? I for one feel more confident with my 6.5x284 on a deer at 900 yards than a flintlock at 70. In fact, I would take the first shot given the right circumstances but probably not the second.
I'm not judging whether or not shooting at a coyote when you're not 100% sure you can kill it is the right thing to do or not. That's up to the individual. What I will tell you is that until Catfish shot at one, hit it and didn't get it he wouldn't have known what he knows now. Chalk that one up to experience, isn't that how we all learn in life. At least he's man enough to say "hey guys, I should have known better, I tried it, it didn't work so does anyone have any better advice?" Afterall, isn't that what this whole site is about?
You're absolutely right about not showing the misses and the wounding shots on television or the internet. Talk about fuel for the antis....BUT we ALL know things don't go perfectly all the time. Just ask your wife...
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but we all need to join together to fight the war against us and our guns. Bickering and arguing isn't going to help us get anywhere other than losing everything we all love and hold dear.