I finally got the chance to go hunting this past week. I was actually going to go and scout my farmlands for sign because I haven't had time to do this all year. I told myself if the one treestand is still in tact then I would climb it and sit.. So, I got to that treestand and decided to go up and got up and started to get ready... within 20 minutes of me being up there I spotted a nice 8 point about 60 yards away and he started coming my way.. He got to within 20 yards and i pulled up on him and waited until he gave me a good shot... well i shot and somehow my arrow went towards his rear end and I hit high and behind the ribs.. The arrow showed blood with some fat and gristle on it but there was no blood on the path he took running away from me.. The past 2 days I had my family out there with me searching our farmlands and we didn't run across any dead deer...
So, my question to you is... Do you think I hit him high enough and far back enough that I didn't kill him? We own a 300 some acre woodland and we had 10 ppl walking through the woods and we pushed deer up and we found no dead deer.. so I'm hoping he is still fine because he was a dandy... I'm also hoping that he doesn't know what hit him and stays in the area if he's alive... please give me your feedback on whether or not you think he is dead.. thanks