In all fairness to the hunter - I've seen guys put 5 arrows into a target back in hunting camp at 50yards with less then 3" between the furthest arrows, then refuse a 40yard shot on a huge bull moose with a 28" kill zone ("too far") because they were not sure they could make the shot - shaking, jitters, buck fever & insecurity all can mount up quickly when the time to draw and shoot comes - it happens to a lot of people. It is much better to have a hunter who will refuse the shot, than to screw it up with a poor hit.

When a fellow has $10,000 bucks on the line for a hunt and may only get that one shot, shaking jitters certainly effect a lot of people, many more than will admit it, that's for sure and that is the main reason for poor shooting by clients, in general.

The guide did a splendid job.