Tough Shot 10: You're Just Not Ready to Shoot
A deer may catch you when you are unable or unready to shoot. You can fire, unprepared, in which case you may get lucky and kill him, but more likely you'll either miss or wound the animal. Take a few seconds to collect yourself before shooting. If you're not capable of doing that, take your humiliation like a man and keep your finger off the trigger. It's the sportsmanlike thing to do.

And remember in your shame and sorrow that the good deer hunter is the perpetually ready deer hunter.