The bolt, identified as a carbon TenPoint ProElite400, became lodged in an interior door of a home on the evening of Oct. 4.

A hunter from Oklahoma was visiting family at home this month when he dug out an old crossbow and shot a nice 21-point buck.

You’d think the question of where to shoot a deer for your best odds at taking home venison would be fully settled and crystal clear by now, given how long humans have been shooting at deer. But it ...