Again,

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind it was the same animal. Where the buck was bedded, there was blood not 5' on the same trail....none on the ground but in on a stem off the ground. There was no blood from that point to the bed, past the bed, or anywhere else beyond the bed. I don't know what part of "every effort" and "positive id" on the animal some of you don't understand. I didn't start hunting yesterday, I've been at it more than 20 years. Did you read my recovery post....? Though I'm no self proclaimed expert, I KNOW, every effort was made on this animal and I WILL see him again.

I followed this deers footprints back and guess what...NO BLOOD....there was no blood exect one spot from impact point to where I watched him enter the high weeds. There was no blood from the first speck I found in the weeds to the last speck at the bed site. There was no blood from the bed site beyond.....rule out that I should have stuck to the blood trial. When there is no blood trail, you change stragies.

Any questions?

I appreciate advice, but I take execption to criticism when all effort was made. I don't take leaving animals lightly. I have too much respect for any animal. I did not leave a dying animal. I left a live animal I will see again. Sorry for the rant, I was there, you were not.