TFOX

Patrick Sounds to me like the deer were on full alert,especially the one you stopped.They may have just started to bolt and resulted in the high shot.I shoot a lot year round and a shot from the stand has to be executed just like any other shot.You must remember to bend at the waste and keep the anchor point the same.There is one other thing that happens with high shots.They can be the result of getting a little excited and punching the trigger instead of pulling it.This will almost always result in a high shot.Depending on the height of the stand the distance may also be a bit closer than it looks.Remember that you need to get the yardage on a parralel plain with the ground and not across the angle to the deer.This could be a difference of 2 or 3 yards closer and that may be a part of the higher hits.I always aim for where I think the path of the arrow will end up going thru the vitals,from a stand this will be slightly higher than from the ground.