Did anyone who jumped on his case bother to first ask all the details? I don't think so. Like someone else said, He said it was getting dark, he said he didn't see the shot, and it was during legal shooting hours. Back up.
Ask a few questions at least to found out all the details before you cinch the noose around his neck. I don't post much but I'm tired of just that. People jumping all over someones case without asking for more details to make sure they know what they are b****in' about.

Hey, You said the arrow stuck in the ground about 5 inches? How hard is the ground. Its not too bad here but with a pass through on a doe this year that went only about 3 inches in. If that. I also notice that when I take a deer under 20 yards at about 20 feet in the tree my arrow almost always sticks nearly straight up outta the dirt. The arrow comes out and goes straight down. Anyone else have an end result like that? How was your arrow in the dirt...any nicks at all on the broadheads????

I've seen a deer hit in the lower front quarters that left an arrow covered in blood and very little blood trail. I had a buddy bowhunting about 125 yards from me that shot the doe and it ran my way and stopped rather close. I figured it to be a missed shot and took the doe. We could find almost no blood trail at all and the arrow was covered in blood where it went through.

Good luck dude...