Roskoe,
I do hunt in the swampy jungles of New England. I feel very lucky to have had the season I did and the results that I had gotten. But we all make mistakes and don't always get the shot we thought we were going to get. That is why it is imperitive to me to have a good blood trail. I am just thinking that that big buck that didn't give me a blood trail was the way he was hit and if he went any futher I would have gotten one. My concern is the lack of evidence at the hit spot. never any hair or blood. I guess I am just too used to the results I get with my 30-06. But I always thought a 50 cal would give me much more sign of a hit.