Lady Arwen...please do not despair. Get back out there and hunt. No one wants to have a deer get away wounded but it happens. You show what a strong person you are taking full responsibility for what happened. Shucks even I made a bad hit once on a buck and he got away. But it was because I was high in a tree that was swaying in 40 mph winds and raining sideways and a bee flew into my ear right as I was releasing <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

To make you feel better you should know that 500,000 deer are hit by vehicles every year and most are not recovered and end up feeding the scavengers.

On a broadside shot you have to go right up the front leg and aim for that spot just behind the shoulder. Too far back you can still put it thru the ribs but miss the lungs and that deer might go very far.

We all want you to go out and get a deer and post the pic.