Shot a Deer and cant find blood trail?

Well I've looked for hours and can't find a drop of blood. I went down every outlet of the corn field where I seen him run out. And looked probly 200 yards beyond the corn field. Beyond that is thick brush and I can't see any paths going in to it. I did find a horn from a 8 pointer, sombody must have dropped it. And found a arrow from last summer when my d loop broke and my arrow went flying up in the air and my hand came back and hit me in the face.lol

 

THIS,,,,Jim

 

Shot a doe last year with my muzzloader. Dropped her where she stood. She was still alive, though. Tried to get up and run, couldn't do it. Just laid there and started screaming. I tried to let her bleed out. After 10 mins of waiting, I got down and shot her point blank in the back of the head. Only time I've ever felt bad about killing an animal.

 

All of the above is great advice to track a deer. Although I didn't read every single word of it, something that I did not see mentioned was an available water source. If there is a pond, stream, river....anything with water, go look there. It is a deer's natural sense to gather water to replenish from something that wears them down.

A good friend shot a decent 8 point when we were 15 or 16. He had a good hit, and at 50 yards away, I heard the hit from the old bear bow. I walked back to him, and we found blood. I tracked to the edge of a thicket, then stripped down to a t-shirt and pants. I was in the middle of the thicket on my hands and knees, when I remembered that there was a water trough nearby. I yelled to my buddy to walk down and check the area, and low and behold, the buck was laying in the open within 5 feet of the water.

It is hard to give up on an animal, but when all methods have been exhausted, you just need to chalk it up as a loss. If you do not know the area well, pull it up on Google Earth, and look for a water source. Even if it is a mile away, it may be worth checking. Hope this helps!!!




NT

 

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Im 100% positive I hit it. I seen it hit at 35 yards and then I seen him run of with my arrow