I have never left an animal overnight unless I gutted it first. We have flashlights and headlamps for a reason.
Consider the decision making in the OP's referenced video. It's last light and you're going to huck an arrow into a Elk? My VERY first thought would be that i'm tracking and recovering this animal in the dark. I've been in this situation with Mtn Goats, and you have to consider the terrain. Can I recover this animal after dark? Is the terrain suitable? if the answers are no, then you don't shoot.
Mind you it took a couple midnight packouts by headlamp to drive this decision making process home.
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. You don't HAVE to shoot that animal.
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