CAN SOMEONE HELP ME OUT??
I shot at a nice 4 pointer last night. When I shot it was about 40 yards away, I was in my stand 16' up in a tree and the buck was down a hill. Upon pulling my trigger release he went to step forward. When the arrow was released it sounded like it hit the ground/trees, I thought I missed but I did witness the deer jump streight in the air and hunch over, do a 360 and head in the opposite direction that he was going. I couldn't see the arrow hit because he was broadside to me and when he jumped and did the 360 he had the opposite side towards me. I waited a few, should have waited longer, but I didn't think it hit him. I went to where I last saw the deer run from and found no arrow but did find ruffed up marks. I followed them in the direction that he traveled and found that he haulted very quickly and left a hell of a skid mark of hoof prints. I looked to my left and found the arrow it was about about 100 yards away on the ground from where I shot him. The arrow was covered about 12" up with blood the arrow had grey, brown and white hair on it the blood was a dark yet kinda bright red... the blood may have been watered down slightly from the rain. It appears as funny as it sounds the deer might have pulled it out because there was some leaves stuck on the broadhead as if he pulled it out and flung it with his head. I left and let the area cool down foa 1-1/2 hours and went back...it was night time now and rainning (two wonderful things against me). My buddy and I found a couple of spots of blood where the arrow was pulled out and then it looked like the deer jumped over the stone wall because there was blood all over a fern on the stone wall and two drops of blood on the stonewall. We lost the blood trail and I went back today. We searched from 6:30pm untill 11:30pm and then I went out today for six more hours, found where he jumped the stone wall and then a couple more bounds and then nothing, blood was totaly washed off the rock and ferns. he did though run in somewhat of a direction of a swamp from what I could tell. I checked the area and found nothing. Do you think he could still be alive? What gets me is the way he jumped, the blood and the distance he traveled witht he arrow still in him!!! Did this ruin the area??? Please help me out, this would be my second year ever hunting with a bow and my first time ever getting a buck bow or gun. Thank you for all your suggestions. E-MAIL: [email protected]

Thank you for your time, Mathew Bouchard, Concord, N.H.