One mistake I see is some hunters never learn to kill a deer. I took a young hunter(18 or so) a couple weeks ago that had several several deer present him with shots that I am sure were doable, but he could not get a shot off. He has hunted for years with his father and his dad is very particular about what is shot. I believe kids and new hunters need to pull the trigger on some animals in order to be ready when the time comes to take the trophy home. I heard it from an adult this past week as well. Describing details of a buck and then stating that they could not get a shot off. If you could tell it was a mature 8 with a kicker it should have a bullet hole in it! I was hell on the deer in the 80s-90s in south alabama when I was growing up and learned just how to make one mine. My dad let me kill all I wanted as long as I cleaned them, as they were seen as pest. To this day I can get on target and shoot a deer in a fraction of a second thanks to a ton of practice early in my hunting life.