Well things finally came together yesterday. I was out for a big doe particularly they one that always blows at me when she comes around. Yesterday morning I had moved my Ol Man climber into a position around a food plot that the deer were walking right by. I have hunted the food plot since opening day and only one deer actually went all the way across it instead of going around it. I watched 3 deer early in the morning feeding on acorns one ridge over and after they left things started happening. A fawn spike came and walked within 18 yards of my tree while other deer were moving towards the food plot to feed. I focused on them since both of them were humongous does. For no apparent reason they both spooked and bolted. I waited an hour before deciding to climb down ( Church time was drawing near!). As I hooked my quiver back on my bow I heard a crunch and low and behold there were two does 10 yards from my stand and were closing the distance. By this time I had the arrow knocked andthe leaddoe looks directly up my tree and starts bobbing her head. She goes on the alert and walks further out circling my tree. I find an opening at 16 yards and let fly. At this point I became very saddened because I saw where the arrow struck her as she took one step too many. When she skipped off I saw my arrow buried up to the flecting high and too far back. I sat in my stand and scolded myself for not stoping the deer. While I was waiting, her companion stepped out and walked behind my stand trying to figure out what was going on. She turned and faced away from me and I stood and drew she took 2 steps turned broadside and I whistled this time. The arrow struck home! Two hops later I watched her fall within 30 yards. The rest of the day was spent cleaning the doeand searching for the other one. My friend and I tracked her for 200 yards and jumped her up. 5 1/2 hours later we were back where we started. I have had no luck finding her and am very disappointed. I despise people who shoot deer and leave them laying. What a waste. Maybe some how she survived through it. Only time will tell.