I don't think a head would have made a difference. I've used both successfully and a poor fixed or mechanical is just that.
This looks to me like a bad placement that happens sometimes.
I hit a doe similarly and it survived. I was using a Stinger which is a good head.
I've had near same placement with a 1 3/4" grim reaper kill the animal.
Both were pass thrus btw.
The real thing is you need confidence in what you're using; if you have to switch to a fixed to gain confidence then do so.
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