Deadlyrifle, I have to agree with the other guys. I am not in anyway trying to put you down, but you really shouldn' t have taken that shot. Thank goodness that you missed, and didn' t hit the deer with a non vital or crippling hit. Hopefully you will take these posts as a learning process and constructive criticism. As hunters, no matter what weapon we choose to hunt with, we owe it the game that we hunt to be as proficient with our weapons as possible, and to only take shots that we are 100% sure about. We should never, ever release an arrow or pull the trigger if there is any doubt in our minds about the effectiveness of the shot that is provided. There have been alot of situations that I have had shots at some really quality animals, but passed because there was a chance of a marginal shot. I would much rather let an animal walk than to take a chance and hope for the best. I lost a buck years ago when I was a younger hunter because I shot when it was right at the point of the evening of being too late. It ended up being a gut shot. I spent two days searching for that buck and never found it. A farmer found it while picking corn on an adjacent peice of land a week later. I still to this day struggle with this incident. It was an agonizing experience. Our game deserve better than that. Please chalk it up to learning. Just practice, practice and practice some more. And make it a goal to nevcer take a shot that you aren' t completely confident in. Good luck in all your hunts. Bowhunting is a great thing!!!