RE: Attention, this kind of crud will give the antis loads to work with.
I agree the arrow probably would have been bent if it were there too long. I also think that the individual that hit it there may not have meant to. I saw a buck a couple years ago that had an arrow sticking out of its antler. The guy got a second shot and harvested the deer. The buck had reached its head back when the arrow was released. I don't condone a shot like this, but lets wait to hear the whole story before we jump the gun.