davidmil

An arrow can and usually does snap when shot off into the wild blue unknown. All it has to do is glance off something to turn it a little off pure flight and if it smacks a small limb, sapling or whatever... it's toast... especially alluminums. How far from where the deer was standing did you find the arrow. Was it in a path directly behind her or was it off on the trail she ran? It's always a bummer to find an arrow that way because you don't know. I never had it happen like that in all my years bowhunting. I mean found a half and not had evidence of a hit....., but I've busted them in practice stump shooting when I tried to squeeze one through a hole. Because of the way the deer acted I'd say you missed or maybe tangled one up in her lower legs when she lit out. I'm almost certain from what you describe... you missed, but without the rest of the arrow or the deer we won't know.