My last 3 deer I have taken in archery I have spined! One doe I went for the spine the others were not on purpose! My 8-pointer I had come to 20 yards & I had to lean out of my stand & shoot under a branch. I almost stepped off the platform. Anyway I shot under him. He turned & ran about 20 yards back the trail he came from and stopped. He then started to work a scrape!! I could' nt believe my eyes when I seen him do that[]. After about a minute he started back up the trail to where I missed him. When he got to the same spot I held a little higher & released! My arrow hit right where I held it in the spine. I quicklly put a 2nd arrow through the heart. When I missed low the first time I thought he was farther than 20 yards. That' s why I held higher the 2nd time when he was really 20 yards out. I think that when I almost stepped off the platform & sooting under the branch & the adrenaline rush is why I missed!!! Anyway like I said my last three were spine shots. I had a few more over the years.