Man, its going to be a looooong winter here, isn't it?
Greenhorn, headshots with a bow almost never end well. I tried that out of a groundblind on a doe the first year the season opened Aug 15th. Very similar results to your buddy.
Now, just to throw some fuel on the fire. The longest sprinter I've ever had made it 320 yards all the way across the "Back 50" of the family ranch. Just a yearling doe, standing broadside at about 150 yards. She was hit with a 210 Partition out of a 338 WM. Solid double lung, and top of the heart. My theory is that the Partition never really opened up in such a small critter.
