I'm not going to read all the replies, but it sounds like you were either high or low. If you skin it across the back behind the shoulder you'll get tallow and hair. If you skin it across the brisket or the belly line behind the shoulder, you'll get tallow and hair. Plain old fat like that inside a deer wouldn't stick to the arrow like the tough tallow of the brisket, backbone etc will. I'd say the deer dropped or you were off on range estimation.... or... you just made a really bad shot.[8D][8D] Been there done that.