gcr, the last deer I killed with a bow was probably 10 years ago. It was about the spittin image of that deer you killed. A buddy and myself had leased 100 acres in central AL and there was no managed property anywhere around it. We just shot whatever we wanted to. I have only killed a handful of deer with a bow as I suffer from the yips pretty bad. That little deer walked out in the plot, I drew back and let one rip. She lunged foward when I shot and I hit her just on the bottom of the spine right above her guts. Now I already felt sorta bad for shooting at a little deer anyway, but when I hit her it knocked her down and she laid there and screamed at about 150 decibels for the last 20 seconds of her life. I felt terrible but the meat was good. I had clipped the artery that runs just below the spinal column.

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14