Good for you on the recovery.
I shot a doe yesterday morning with a slug in the chest. Good thing there was snow on the ground or I wouldn't have found where she ended up. Only one lung was destroyed but they can go a long way on that steep angle type of hit which is what she did. It would have been impossible to make out a blood trail on dry grass and leaves. I got over confident with the snow down and pushed her too early or it would have been a shorter tracking job.
Glad your's worked out well.
Katie, I want to see your kill. Hopefully we can find it in the Iowa thread.