HAPPY ENDING!!!!!

I waited 4.5 hours of agony and couldn't wait any longer. Started out from point of impact again which led to no sign. I had my bow with me and walked painfully slow the way I saw him run, I was so worried of jumping him. On a side note, this was very brushy, swampy area. After about 70yds, I thought I was walking the towards the place I last saw him but double checked with the compass (i took a reading while in stand after I lost sight of him). Well i was off by about 45 degrees! So back on track, I get to the spot I last saw him, the big brushy area. I crept slowly and saw nothing, then I turned the corner and there he was all piled up! He made it about 5' from where I lost sight of him. I am estatic! The odd part was the angle of arrow. I hit exactly where I thought but I remember him being broadside, the angle of the arrow however went straight up to the chest. The inside was a mess so I'm not sure of cause of death but I may have clipped a main vital organ too. I couldnt explain the mystery luck angle until now. I believe he WAS broadside but knew something wasn't quite right. When I shot, since it was 40yd, he had that half a second extra to start to turn and run away. I believe on that turn is when the arrow hit. PURE LUCK!!!! If he stayed broadside, I got clean paunch shot, due to him jumping, I got an angle right into him. One of the few times jumping the string works to the hunters advantage i guess. I'll post pics tomorrow but he's my biggest buck to date. A 7 pointer that is 139 field dressed which is very big for Maryland. ]This is the first time this has happened to me and thank the lord for this website and people posting similar situations and I was bright enough to listen and back out. Maybe he was dead in minutes or maybe it took a bit but Im glad i didnt lose him.
He was in the sun and we have unseasonable warm weather here. About 35 when i hit him but it was 60 when i found him. I gutted him and cooled him in an ice cold creek for a good 30 min. It took a while to get him out and I don't have lighting for a night butcher job. I hung him and have a bag of ice in him and it'll be upper 30's tongiht, it was 55 when i hung him. I'm thinking whether I butcher him myself in the morning or take him somewhere, most of the meat should still be good. I hope! Very happy hunter here