RE: 7th Annual Recovery, What To Do After The Shot Thread
Mike,
Been there - done that. I lost my first deer (doe) to a lost blood trail and a hit too far back. I hung up the bow for a year over that one. What do you do? Get better. Thats all I can offer. I vowed to learn all that I could to hopefully not go thru that again.
Thats why I endorse John Trout Jr.'s book 'Trailing Whitetails.' Its the 'Bible' of trailing wounded deer. No bowhunter - no hunter - should be without this book on their shelf. I read and reread mine every fall again and again just to be sure the rules and tactics are fresh in my mind.
Its the best $10 I ever spent on a hunting book. Will save you hours of heartache and frustration.