I also learned that I shouldn't post when I'm in a tizzy like that. lolMy wife was making me something to eat, I was trying to keep occupied so as not to rush back up there too soon. I did write that I aimed for the spine. That was inncorrect, and if it was, I deserved the bashing. I was not aiming for the spine but I thought I was dealing with a spine shot. Watching him walk away with an arrow sticking straight up was mind blowing! I held the pin right at the sweet spot quartering away but the difference between high vitals area from that angle and the actual shot placement, he definitly ducked. I'd guess from the impact that he was able to drop about 4-8 inches before the arrow got there.
The comment about my mentor, I'd have to say I'm much more ethical than my mentor. Not all of us are blessed with great teachers. I practice more, take fewer shots in the woods and will pass a nubber buck, fawns with spots and doe with fawns with spots. My mentor won't. I'll take a managment buck, he'll shoot the first buck, no mater what. He likes Tred Barta, I think he flings too many arrow irresponsibly. He likes to hunt over bait, I perfer not to.
Any of you pro hunters want to take me hunting and mentor me, give me a shout. I'm 41 years old, been bow hunting my 7th season, (yet to be skunked )and gun hunting about 25 years. I've filled more tags than left unfilled and have only not found 2 deer in time in 7 years. I found both but coyotes found them first. I've completely missed a deer 1 time, grabbed another arrow and made that one count. So I'm not as unethical as my writing would seem. I'm just not a good writer when stressed out . I should have proof read it first at least. lol I forgive any spine shot bashing, I would have bashed me too the way I wrote it. I still don't understand how the buck took my arrow at the angle and spot it did. It was absolutly straight up and down as if shot straight down at him. I shot at the left side and it went in just to the right of the spine hitting inside of right shoulder breaking the shoulder and deflating 1 lung, barely. He was still warm when I found him about 2 am. I'm lucky I didn't push him sooner.