Way to stick with it and welcome to the wonderfull world of bowhunting I bet you will be hooked for life.

I remember shooting at a large 6 point when I was twelve. There was a branch in the way so I stood on my tippy toes and shot over his back. He just stood there so I tried to go under the branch and shot under him. that buck just stood there sniffing my arrow so I let another one fly and hit that dang branch square in the center. The buck finally looked up at me and just slowly walked away. (He must have known that I was no threat.) I'm glad the outcome was more positive for you.