Beezer, will you be posting pictures of the dispatched deer?
That's a big fat NO on that one. She dispatched herself to another zip code after the bang. I know I missed her completely because I found no indication of a hit. After searching the entire area for three hours in the dark with pouring rain I found nothing. I was worried it was a shoulder hit but not a pass through, so I went back the next day and did an even bigger search of the area, nearly 100 square yards, and found nothing. Only thing I can figure is that I sighted it in at 50yds about 1.5" high with the scope at the lowest setting. When I was watching her from 50yds I'd zoomed the scope in completelybecause it was overcast and getting dark, about 15 minutes of shooting time left, and must have shot right over top of her.
I'm new fairly new to hunting, only this season and Thanksgiving to Jan 1st of last year. I've managed to get one with the bow, but the gun and scope thing has seemed to come a little slower. For whatever reason I've yet to hit one with a shotgun slug or powerbelt. It's all learning, so I don't feel bad about a miss if I know it's a clean miss.