YUP, stick it out on these things. For one thing, you'll learn a heck of a lotif you only ever recover one of them. I take such things as a personnal challange. I'll hunt for someone elses deer long after they give up. On two occasions I found a buck that others had given up on. BOTH people were genuinely grateful and appreciative. One I found within 200 yards and the other about 600 yards. The one I found after 600 yards had been shot by a dog hunter in Georgia with buckshot. Even the dogs couldn't find him. I was especially proud of that one. You should have seen the commotion when I ran the gang of dog hunters down and delivered the 6 point to the guy. It was a lot of luck...but you have to keep trying. I don't think that some people are necessarily better at finding a wounded deer but they're more persistant and patient. You got to slow down. When you see nothing.... don't move. Don't hurry when the trail is obvious. It's not going anywhere... take your time and learn.