OH NO the shoulder!
SO here it goes. I was hunting in Northern WI. About 4:15 pm last night a spiker came. It's the late season so I'm not to picky. Anyways he was broadside and 16 yds. I pulled back aimed behind the shoulder and released the deer ran off like a bat out hell. I climbed down and backed out. I got my uncle and we went to recover him 2 hours later. There was blood right away, and spraying everywhereon the right side off his tracks. So I'm guessing that I didn't pass through from the blood pattern. I found the arrow 20 yds away. Fletching covered in blood. We tracked him til' 10:00 and then backed out, and went back in the morning. We couldn't find anymore blood and no sign of him. The only thing I can figure is because of the steep angle (26 ft up) I hit the shoulder and it deflected down appearing I made a pass through, by the blood on the fletching. I sick to my stomach. I told myself I would do everything in my power to take open brodside shots. Anyone have any other theries.