brent...good luck finding him....been there done that..sucks...how low do you think you hit?? just the LEG? or grazed the body? or actually low in the body cavity?? if you got in the cavity hes more then likely down..hopefully you hit somethin important..i know a girl that shot a doe with a rifle and grazed its leg. her dad tracked it honestly if i had to guess ATLEAST 2miles through the woods..then clear to the ohio river. i cant remember if the deer went across the roads and the railroad or took the creek/underpass that goes under all that..but he caught up to her and finished the job......anythings possible...dont give up..could made an awesome hit and just dont know it.....darkness can really fool ya sometimes...