JZarr- Actually the spike was broadside when I made the shot and I was shooting slightly down on him which is why the shockwave was able to go through the heart. I still can' t get over that entrance wound in that pic. Simply awesome!!!

OlMossyHorns- I have 3 either sex tags so to be honest I was just trying to harvest a deer for the freezer. With that said though I do try to make it a practice to let the young bucks walk and harvest does if I want some deer meat. I think I might need to start taking my binoculars along with me though just to be safe.