I'm too good!!

Well I've killed the last two deer I've shot at with the bow. So I guess it was bound to happen. I got brought back into touch with reality last evening. I missed!! ](*,) I found some large buck tracks on a stretch of road where the deer have taken to drinking out of the puddles since the last rain. This is an area of nasty desert with lots of chollas and a deer density of about 1 deer per 10 square miles at best. We finally found a good 3 point last night and he surprised me and I shot and skipped an arrow off his back. Last night I found no blood so we backed out after 100 yards. We went this morning and found the arrow(ouch! ooo! ouch!!) in the cactus and found some long hair with black ends. No blood on the arrow and no blood on the ground for a mile or so so I think he isn't hurt. We ranged the spot where I found the hair and it was 23 yards. I held a little high too because I could only see the top half of him and wanted to stay out of the cactus. I guessed him for 32 when I shot. You can't use the gap method if you can't see the whole chest. Well I'm taking the rest of today off and going to shoot him tomorrow. He's pretty rutty so I'm planning on stupidity helping (his not mine! :)) ). The good thing is no one is hunting there except to drive down the two tracks that grid the area every mile or so. I think the cactus keeps them out. All I know is that you can't sit and rest anywhere.
Merry Christmas.
Mark