shot my first and only deer, a 6 point, at about 30 yards w/ a 35# compound. i now shoot a 60# bow and hit a 5 point at 30 yds but the arrow hit a little stick that i didnt see and i just hit him in the back leg. trackeda small blood trailthe next day for around 100 yards or so. the blood started to pick up, but then suddenly ended. Ive seen him several times and im glad to say that he is perfectly fine.

I have one question that hopefully someone could clear up with just a short answer though. When we started tracking him, the blood was dry and starting to crack, but suddenly, it was bright red and still wet. we thought that we may have pushed him, but there was no sign of any beds along the trail, and the area is so small that we would have seen or heard him take off. idk why the blood would be dry and cracked and then suddenly become bright red and wet.