You did the right thing. Your better off letting him get away from the stand. I would also recommend a high stand height. I don't like being too low. 15' is shot gun level unless your tucked in close to good cover.

Good luck, It is fun to have them walk right underneath you and pass them up.

I had a deer do the same thing to me this fall. You made the right call. Made me wish I had a heavy spear instead of a bow.

That's definately not a good shot to take(straight down). If you give him time and a shot presents itself(such as a quatering away) then take it then but shooting straight down on a deer is a bad decision. If the shot never gets better and the deer disappears then that's hunting and the deer wins a round.

You made a good decision by letting the deer pass. The shot wasn't there and you didn't force it. Kudos

I hit one once that was directly under my tree. The arrow was on the ground 3 feet from the tree as he ran off. He ran about 35 yards and stood there for about 10 seconds or less before staggering and falling, sliding back down the hill toward me. I didn't examine the entry/exit wound, believe it or not, but seem to recall hitting him to the side of the spine but between the shoulders, and must have taken out a lung and maybe clipped the heart. One great thing about a deer beneath you is they can't see you draw back, though they might hear the arrow on the rest if it makes noise. I once had a 6 pointer walk right underneath me and blew it because I thought it was a doe until it was close enough to see me draw. Then as he walked beneath me, I figured somehow he'd know if I drew back with him so close. I waited until he passed, drew and missed him quartering away at 25 plus yards. From now on I am going for it if it's a deer I want.

Good point DougMD. At that close of range, you are virtually assured of hitting exactly where you are aiming, which means that if you aim just off the spine you should be able to get the heart as well as a lung. Maybe the improved accuracy at that distance compensates for the virtual impossibility of taking out both lungs.

what is a good bow stand height[:-]

I rarely go over about 22' most of my stands are from 15 - 22' high, seems to me you have to watch the shot angle too much if you are too high.

i want to hunt for a living how do i become sponsered

Not to easy to get a hunting sponsor....The only thing I would recommend is buy yourself some video equipment and start learning how to video your hunts. Eventually you could start selling them and possibly get a sponsor if your hunts are any good.

i have contacted tom marinda and I am goingto send him some of my videos and see what he thinks, he is going to send me some sample of some stuff like arrows and broadheads.