If your talking to me, the buck was about 30 yards out & I believe I either hit his shoulder or he mighta took a step & I got his upper leg bone. When I tracked him he wasnt using his left front leg at all so I kinda lean toward him lifting that leg & putting it in the way.

The second one was a doe about 20 yards away facing directly at me. I was on the ground & she was slightly higher than me so the shot was angled up somewhat. I hit her right smack between her shoulders in the center of her chest. (Sternum?) She ran about 50 yards, pulled out the arrow & believe it or not I think she just started feeding again. I waited almost an hour till the landowner came home & we tracked her together. Found the arrow like 50 yards away & then the trail just kinda wandered around the area awhile before going over a rise & into a swamp. I honestly think she was still there when we went to look for her & she slipped over the ridge when we entered the woods.
The arrow was only 3 inches short when we found it.

Someone above said it may matter alot how the bone is hit, meaning hit squarely vs. a glancing blow that might deflect an arrow a bit but not stop it. This sounds reasonable to me.

These 2 experiences almost soured me to bowhunting as in the past with a rifle I have never wounded or lost a deer. So to lose 2 kinda hurt. I like hunting too much to quit though & have chalked these up to experience. I will never shoot one faceing me again with a bow, even though I'v been told I shot too low it just seems too iffy for me to call ethical. The buck all I can think I coulda done better was aim further back or wait for him to stop.

Sorry I started rambling.