HEy Tracy,
When I killed my deer the arrow did not pass thru, instead it punched a hole in the other side, just underneath the backstrap. This didn't make sense, since I was on ground level with the deer...it should have traveled horizontally thru the body. Instead it angled upward, missing the left lung completely. I talked to another friend about this and he told me that what most likely happened was that the moment I released, the deer crouched and angled its body away from me to escape. He said he has seen this happen when he's shot at deer, and it made sense as to why the shot angled upward thru the deer. Perhaps the deer reacting so quickly to the shot resulted in the deer moving in a different direction the moment the arrow hit, not to mention that its muscles were tensed, and this could explain why the arrow didn't pass thru. I shot another yearling doe 2 days before from a stand at 20 yards. The deer never knew I was there, and because it was so relaxed, the arrow buried in her side with only the fletching remaining in the animal. It kicked like a mule, snapping the rear of the cane arrow off in its chest. Unfortunately the shot was a little too far back, and I only got one lung and part of the stomach. After 2 days of searching we lost the trail and that deer was never recovered, but I was absolutely thrilled at the performance of that arrow and the stone point attached to it. HAd my shot been slightly forward, I know I would have recovered that deer.
