Thank you fellows. I guess if you own up and ask nice, you get nice. It don't make it right though 'cause I know it wasn't nice for the deer. I hope the bowhunting Gods give this "still rookie" another chance.

For the guy that asked, I was using a 311gr total weight CX Maxima 250 3-D select tipped with a never beforeshot85gr Montec projected from a Vectrix set at 55lbs shooting 255fps.

Anyway, at least 3 things I take from this experience:

1) Be only as high in the tree as you need to be to see deer approaching from a distance that will allow you enough timeto ready yourself. The steeper the angle, the smaller the kill zone.

2) Similar future situations call for a heart shot instead of trying for 2 offset lungs.

3) Increase my arrow weight and it might not deflect off a rib on a quartering shot then change trajectory. (you guys might need to confirm this one)