I was reading another post about a deer that was recently recovered....and the poster said the shooter thought he only got about 12" of penetration on a quartering away shot. I'd like to hear what the autopsy revealed. I had a deer, last year, leave my set with a good bit of the arrow sticking out its side. If you had asked me to bet my life on what I saw.....I'd have to tell you I thought I got about 12" of penetration. In reality....the deer had an exit wound under its off-side armpit, and the arrow backed out that fast. I stuck another deer on a quartering away shot and the arrow sunk up to the fletch. When I recovered him.....the entire arrow was on the trail, less the BH.

I just can't see how......with all the modern equipment.....we can get VERY marginal penetration. I think our eyes play tricks on us, sometimes. I think, in reality, what we perceive as marginal penetration is typically a MUCH better hit than we initially think.

Thoughts?