I have shot three deer and had three different experiences. The first deer was an eight point that I shot through the heart at 70 yards with muzzleoader. It dropped where it stood and died in minutes. The second was a doe thatI shot with the bow. I thought I got her through the lungs soI tracked her after 20 minutes. It turns out I got her farther back in the liver or around there. That's supposed to take a while to kill her but she was stone dead when I got there. She went 80 yards and was where I saw her last. The last one was a doe at 50 yards with muzzleloader. I aimed for the heart/lung area and ended up hitting her low in the neck. She dropped immediately at the shot and then got up, went ten yards and fell again. I thought she would be right there. Thinking I hit her in the heart or lungs, I tracked her in 20 minutes. I found her another 40 yards from where I had last seen her. I got lucky becauseI got her windpipe or jugular or both with the shot.She dropped literally gallons of blood.

No two deer react exactly the same. Some have more stamina than others and a better will to survive. I recommend reading the book TRACKING WOUNDED DEER. I got it at Cabela's and it is phenomenal. I hope you get lucky and don't ever have bad experiences with wounded deer. Happy hunting.