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An old doe quartering away from me shooting an old Bear Compound, and I mean old on both accounts. My accuracy was lacking an I hit her dead center in her ham. She bled good and I didn't even hit the artery. She ran into some yellow sage so that made it easy. Found her about a hundred yards away. That fueled three things. My desire to go, my desire for better equipment and finally, my understanding of the need for accuracy through practice. Chuck Adams in his book on bowhunting says not to discount a ham shot. He claims it is one of the deadlier shots out there and will always lead to bleeding to death. It was true in my case but I still wouldn't recommend doing it intentionally.