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Originally Posted by Coiloil37
The deers spine is behind that scar. Unless its leg was all the way forward on the shot, part of the scapula was also behind that scar but it's a very thin portion of scapula. If the op had broken the spine the deer would go down, the op would probably have to shoot it again (possibly would have cut the artery under the spine) but either way it would end up being fatal. This was all about the (lack of) penetration.
If you've seen non fatal pass throughs in that general area they were either over the spine or they were fatal and you failed to track it far enough.
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The funny thing is I followed them more than far enough and saw them moving around on days after this. Im also talking about a whopping example of two with wounds on both sides.
What you're forgetting is the deers movement and shot angles. And Murphy.
I've also been there for animals recovered shot in nearly the same spot. They go a very long way and for two of the animals I saw the lungs were touched but not significant. The killer was the slow bleed on the well protected arteries on the bottom of the spine.
These shots leave little to no blood trails and are difficult to follow.
I've also been a part of shooting enough deer with archery tackle to wonder at how stupid your setup or shot distance would have to be to get a lack of penetration on this shot.
And looking at the photo again it's clearly at the back of the shoulder and under the spine. It is in the top of the rib cage.