This isn't aimed (pun intended) at anyone here (definitely not you Fodder), but this is my one HUGE issue with a lot (probably MOST) "hunters"... they aren't nearly the shooter they think they are. They really don't understand zeroing their rifle, let alone doping, and I use doping VERY loosely (more like "Kentucky Windage" based on your known zero) because what I'm really talking about is guys that typically hunt at 100 yards or less and don't understand the ballistics of their rifle, ammunition, or themselves.
This may sound judgmental, but I just flat out do not understand people that have to track a hit deer more then 10 yards (yes, 10 yards, maybe 20 tops). To me, it means you took a shot you were not capable of making accurately, whether that was an 80 yard shot or a 300+ yard shot. If you cannot put a round in say a 6 inch circle at 300 yards (and let's say 2-3" circle at 100) and that's being generous on my part), you should not take the shot, period, you're just being selfish, and potentially very cruel if you have a runner you never find (or do find after coyotes finish with it).
Down here, almost all hunting is on plots in the woods. I zero rifles for a lot of people before deer season (which tells me they shouldn't be hunting) and I always ask them at what range they want their POI to be the same as their POA... they just kind of look at me dumb. It's dumb to zero a guy's rifle at 100 yards if his "go to" plot is only 85 yards.
I almost can't fathom hearing stories of someone who has "hunted" a lot missing at 100 yards or less, and it seems to be a lot of people.
As for people that wound a deer and then can't find it, I just want to beat them senseless.
OK, I'm good now...
PS I only hunt with 2 rifles down here, and for 15 years, I only use the same ammunition brand/load in those two rifles, never any other brand/load... know your rifle, know your ammunition, know yourself, zero properly, train a lot... never had a runner, or a stomach blowout because I hit low... If you can't kill it with that shot, don't take it.