Paul,

I may be misreading you last post, but it seems you are under the impression that if a deer isn't bleeding onto the ground, it isn't bleeding. That is NOT the case. Yes, the complete pass-through, double lung, low exit, blood pouring out on the ground through both holes is the Holy Grail of bow shots. If you hit the off shoulder and don't pass through with that same shot, the animal is still bleeding internally and will die just as quickly. It may be tougher to track since it won't spill blood on the ground as soon, but you will find the chest cavity has a lot of blood in it when you gut the deer. In my opinion, your 400 yard track had far more to do with only hitting one lung than it did with not passing through. But we all have to learn which shots we are comfortable with, and stay within those limits.

As for the hard quartering shot, hit the deer at the back of the ribcage and shoot for an exit IN FRONT of the off shoulder and it will pile up very quickly.