Got a blood trail story for you. Shot a big buck off my food plot in 'Bama with my .270 and he ran off with several other bucks that were in the plot. In afew minutes, the other bucks came back in the plot, minus big boy. I was sure of the shot but waited 'til dark, eased out, got my brother-in-law and came back with the truck to run the other deer off and pick up my buck. We looked and looked in the plot and finally found where the deer kicked out and ran. There was no blood for the first fifty yards or so and I was beginning to doubt myself. As we started into a hardwood bottom following the running tracks, my brother-in-law let out a silent but deadly fart and never said a word. When I walked into his scent stream I said, "man, do you smell that? I have gut shot that deer!". After a few more yards we found my buck shot right behind the shoulder. My brother-in-law started snickering and I called him a few choice names. I have to excuse him, after all, he's a yankee!
One real tip for bowhunters is if your broadheads won't shave, don't shoot 'em!!! It'll make your trail jobs a lot shorter and easier. Think about it. If you cut yourself shaving, it's hard as heck to get the bleeding stopped. The reason for that is that when a vein, artery or capillary is cut clean, there isnothing for the blood to adhere to and clot. On the other hand, a cut from a dull knife usually stops bleeding in short order because of the jagged edges on blood vessel endsthat allows blood to clot quickly.