Well not to say I would ever do this again.... I shot my first deer with a bow this past Sunday... I only had 4 days left in season so I took this shot so I would not get skunked my first year bowhunting. I was 25 feet in my stand and the doe was I thought at 40 yards. I am pretty sure at 40 yards and found a lane she was heading toward. I took the shot when she stopped in the lane and heard the thud. She took off and I saw her fall not even 40 yards from the shot. When I stepped off the shot it was 51 yards or large steps (I am six foot tall so they are very close to a yard or longer steps). In all honesty I would say that the shot was between 40 and 50 yards seeing how the measurement was by steps. I use gold tip 5575 with 4" feathers and spitfire 100 grain heads. The shot was almost a pass through (hitting the lower ventricles), the arrow fletchings were the only thing still in her when I found her. But in retrospect I would never take a desperation shot like this if I was not 75% sure it would be a kill shot. I practice at all range's from 10 to 40yards.