I can understand that your personal experience would lead you to believe that halfbaked. But the simple fact experienced by me and many others is that a deer shot so that the heart is basically destroyed can easly run over 40 yards before dropping. The damage report I posted in the link below is accurate.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...-gold-dot.html

Be sure to see the video of that deer's reaction to the shot contained in that post. In my experience, the way she jumped and kicked is typical of a heart shot.