RE: Was this a bad shot?
People are going to do what they have to do in the woods. If a huge buck is in the woods and you drop it from ANY type of shot that you were aiming for, (Besides gut) you'd be proud and show it off. If the deer is dead its a good shot.
As for either pic, i doubt they are real. In either case they would have jumpped the string. And if a dog is stupid enough to look at an arrow comming at his head, fetch would be a lot of fun...Let darwin weed out stupid animals. No biggie.