Congrats to those that have scored.

I've seen more deer in my 2 days on stand this year than any other 2 days I can remember in Braxton county. No big bucks...but 4 or 5 small ones. The first morning I saw 30+ deer from my stand, all within 100yds.

I stuck a fat doe about 4pm...and I hit her good. I've been bowhunting over 20 years, and have killed a large dump truck load of deer with a bow. Until last Saturday, I had only lost one.

I waited about 1/2 hour...climbed down and found the arrow. It was dripping with good blood, I thought. I looked in the direction that the deer went...not a drop. I went to the last place I marked her at about 100yds...not a drop. I walked from there back to the arrow...not a drop. I even followed her "hit down" marks through the leaves for about 150yds...not a drop. I looked until dark, got a good light and looked some more. Probably 4 hours total. NOT A DROP OF BLOOD.

In hindsight, I think I was too far back and the blood was liver blood and guts plugged the hole. (She was angled a bit) That's the only thing I can think of.

I was sick about losing the deer, but pumped about all the deer I was seeing. While tracking her, a spike walked to about 25yds from me. LOL

I'll be back at it Fri and Sat the next 2 weekends. Come on cold weather!