In all my years of hunting, I've only had one gut shot. Fortunately, the deer was walking along a fence line and when the arrow hit her, the sound of the arrow hitting the fence just beyond her made the deer turn and run within maybe 5 to 7 yards from my stand. I could see the entry point og the arrow and knew I had hit too far back. While the deer was looking to see what was going on, I nocked another arrow and was able to get off a double lung shot. She traveled maybe 40 yards before going down.

what got me was the fact that even after the gut shot, she just stood there and didn't even act as though she was hit. I'm just glad I was able to get a quick killing shot and recover her. I'd rather completely miss than to hit in the guts. Just my opinion.