RE: u shot, you missed, what would you do next?
EVERYONE has missed or will miss a deer in their hunting lifetime. Just put another round in the chamber and sit still. That buck may have been on the trail of a hot doe and be very anxious to resume his chase. I've seen hunters miss and the same deer come right back out a few minutes later. In fact, it happened just this weekend when my brother missed a buck. I don't think 2 minutes passed before they were back out. If we had gotten down and tromped through the brush, we would never have gotten a second look.