All the negative comments here. I would be willing to bet that there is not a person out there that has not at sometime taken a shot that they wish they had not.
Anyway, in regards the question. I was lucky enough to take a really nice 8 point this year on veterans day. He was out in the field cruising for Doe's when he came in broadside at about 25 yds and I got a good double lung on him and he ran off aobut 110 yds. OK So your asking what does this have to do with anything? After I settled down from the excitement and took a minute to Appreciate my day outdoors and my fortune. I began to really give this deer a once over and noticed a funny mark on his neck. Upon further inspection he had a clean pass through of a 3 bladed broad head right through the middle of his neck from someone else. I mean within the last couple days, no blood, but it had not scap'd over. You would have never know seeing him out the feild chasing Doe's. It was just amazing to me to have seen this deer not 10 minutes earlier out there like nothing was wrong. All the while he had a big hole right through the middle of his neck. I can't explain no blood on your arrow, unless one blade may have sliced his neck and then when it buried in the dirt and you pulled it out and didn't find blood. Maybe it was just not deep enough to major blood, but enough to slice his esophagos. Just a thought. They are amazing animals.

Amazing and thanks for your encouragement.That is what i mean, maybe not the best shot but i was honest to post exactly what happened. Funny you shouldsay that. I also thought that exact scenario. Something did something to the deer for sure.

Thanks again, you were very helpful.

Thats what happened .......... what happened AFTER I dunno, I wasn't there

longisland, don't get so touchy. Rob beat me to it. He only quoted your exact post. Obviously what you describe is odd and by your description "almost a straight on shot" most experienced hunters would consider this a foolish shot. What are you expecting? Everyone to say you did good or don't let it bother you? Sorry. Isn't going to happen nor should it. But take it for what its worth and it is worth something. Sometimes its better to let off and let an animal walk than to take a marginal shot. Try it sometime. You might enjoy it. Now you can get mad and go away or you can stick around and participate. Nobody's saying leave. Stick around and good chance you learn some really cool stuff and maybe even share some. Good luck.

I made a direct assessment on what you wrote, being a moderator doesn't exclude me from the obvious and you haven't been here long enough to make any kind of assumption of who I am.

that shots very deadly if you hit them right, i dont know what the big deal is

I'll just walk away from this one..
wait ! I just remembered I read on AT. the same thing about a deer choking doing the same as you said ! no crap ! could of been anything the deer was fine after the fact.

Uh, yeah, apparently so.....[&:]

well he obviously missed the vitals which you could do with any shot, if he wouldof hit him inright spot on its bodythan it would of died just as quick as a lung shot, some people purpously go for a neck shot even if the deer is broadside, this could of happend with any shot, its called a miss.

Which is why we need to take the high percentage shots and not let our emotions control when we shoot.