I'd say the bullet did its job quite well, and you did your job with the tracking job.
In my experience, a 60 yard run with a mid-chest hit like that is more likely than not. Remember, a deer needs to live only five seconds after the shot to cover 60 yards at a flat out run.
And a meager blood trail isn't unusual if the hit is at or above the center line of the chest. The blood pools inside the body. A lower hit lets more blood out.
That's a great doe Kathwacckkk. Her 135 lbs. dressed weight is heavier than the live weight of our biggest piney woods does. Congratulations.
Last edited by Semisane; 12-29-2014 at 09:30 AM.