Drift, how long did you wait before trailing the deer? I have learned a lot over the years about tracking arrow shot deer, and that one should wait a minimum of 1-2 hours before tracking an arrow shot deer unless you see the deer go down, or if it is gonna rain and the blood trail is gonna be lost. Please don't give up on bowhunting. Buddy, I am embarassed to tell you how many problems I had when I first started bowhunting, I should have just been wearing a clown suit in the woods, for I really was a clown. I missed shots, clanged my arrows off my bow because I was so nervous, gut shot deer and tracked them, liver shot deer and tracked them, hit deer and never found them....etc.

vashadowhunter