I had a nice doe come running in to a grunt today and had about a 15 yard quartering to shot but I didn't take it because I don't like quartering to shots. The angle was about a 30 degree quarter not leaving much room for error. I wanted to wait for a better shot and as she walked behind my tree from my left to my right I tried to turn and got busted as she was only about 3 yards away and my stand is on the side of a hill so she wasn't too far below me. At that distance should I have taken the shot?
If you didn't then you shouldn't have. If you should've, you would've ;)
I personally don't like to take a shot thats to close/straight down. I like to let then get a bit further away from my tree, broadside or slightly quartering away is golden!
I agree with robtatto, you did the right thing!
What you would regret more is taking a bad shot and wounding and loosing her. You will have another chance. Good call on your part.
I took a quartering to shot about 25 years ago, left a bear razor head in a doe's shoulder blade, penetration was about 2". Haven't taken a similar shot since.
If you don't like quartering shots, and especially if you don't practice them, then you did the right thing. Good job.
Good call on your part.. No deer is worth a wounding "iffy" shot.
JDS III