A friend gut shot a mature 7 point buck last fall. Think the deer ran about 40-60 yards. I can't remember the distance, but it wasn't far. The mechanical broadhead he was shooting tore that deer up! I gut shot a nice doe one time. It rained all the next morning and finally quit in the afternoon. Grandpa and I went in and just started walking the woods where she went to. We found her floating in a pond on the back of the woods. Hope you find your buck. Let us know and post pictures!