Every Hunting season there are more than fewhunters that mustface the grim task of trying to recover an animal that has been wounded do to poor shot placement or some other misfortune and I am sure this season will be no exception.
But what isdone immediatelyfollowing the shot may be the most important part of all? And just may be the key to recovering your game?
There has been some great advice given in the past from the hunters on this forumwhen asked for help! And from there own hunting experienceshas greatly helped in findingsome of these animals.

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Here is a few things to tryto remember in the mass confusion of thingwhen and if You were to make a bad shot?... Please fill free to add to this list of thingto do and not to doso we can all help each other in the absolute effort in finding these animals this season that are all to often lost![/blockquote]


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1# Try to remember how far away the deer was and which way the deer was facingwhen you made the shot.
2# Try toremember the angle of the shot?
3# See or rememberwhere your arrow hit the animal? And was the arrow still in the deer when it ran or did the arrow pass-threw?
4# Remember how the deer reacted when shot? Did it run out a ways then stop and start to walk? or did it take off running like a raped ape without stopping as far as you could see?
5# If you know you made a poor shot or your not sure of your shot? Do not get down and start trailing the deer immediately followingthe shot especially a gut-shot deeras this can push the animal further away. In which you may never find the animal? Give the animal enuff time to lay down and die like say 6 to 8 hrs or maby more if needed.

Even the best bowhunters can make a bad shot from time to time!...rta47