There is a reason why people gut-shoot them.
It is illegal to shoot them, so you don’t want them dying in the back 40 where someone will find them.
It’s safer to gut-shoot them with a FMJ bullet that leaves no trace and causes them to run off and die miles away.
That is how its done in MI’s UP.
How about shoot, shovel, and shut up?
I understand your point. I wonder if you could make the case that the animal was about to attack and you were in fear of your life?