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bradsmith2010:
dont think there is a way to predict,,
I once saw a hunteer shoot a bull elk with rifle, and it didnt even flinch,, i thought he missed,,  but then fell over dead,,
all the deer except spine shot ,,,ran at least a little,,from my experience,, some would stop,,,and others would run till out of gas,,

Danzn Bar:
Every and  I do mean every bow kill has been different for me.  I See no pattern except if after the shot the deer see you it could run for a mile or more.  I preach you must be as quite after the shot as you are before o

mullet:
I've only killed one deer with a bow but several with a rifle and muzzleloader. The only one's I ever shot with a rifle and dropped where they were standing were the one's I hit with a .300WinMag.  i've shot others with 30.06, muzzleloaders and shotguns that ran a long way whether shot through the heart, lungs or liver. The only deer I shot with a bow ran 70 yards after being shot through the liver and one lung and a complete pass through.It ran straight down the logging road spraying out of both sides.

I have killed a lot of hogs with a bow and the only one that fell on the spot with legs in the air was one I hit over the left eye with a stone point and it traveled down into the neck, instant dead.

osage outlaw:
I did have one deer almost drop instantly from an arrow in the heart.  It didn't actually hit the heart but it sliced both main arteries going into it.  It disconnected the heart from the rest of the system completely.  That buck didn't make it 10 yards. 

RAU:
Clint I shot a buck with compound in late 90s high in shoulder and it too dropped like a rock and needed a second arrow just like yours. Acted just like a spine hit, no idea why. Every other arrow killed deer of mine besides a handful of spine shots has travelled I would say average of 75 yards maybe a little less. Most rifle kills of mine that don't hit the shoulders have run a fair distance too. The only way to consistently anchor deer where they stand, not including brain/spine hits, in my experience,  is to smash the shoulders with a rifle (you lose a lot of stew/burger that way tho)

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