Hey Dwd2001 just let me say I wish I would have caughtthis threadearlier in the night.


I feel for you. Granted i'm fairly young but i've logged A LOTof hours in a tree. You just played out almost the same exact scenario that happened to me last year on a great 10 pointer. I was prepared and it sounds like you were also. The arrow broke about 2/3 of the way down the shaft. I DID NOT find that deer and I searched w/ my dad and 2 buddies for almost a total of 14 hours in 2 days. I had a great quartering away shot at 24 yards and great blood for the first 200 yards and then nothing. On the flip side I believe I saw my deer a month laterduring our late ML season and he seemed to be doing fine w/ a little limp. Maybe there's hope and he survived. Anyways, I truly feel for you and nobody wants to ever wound or kill a deer and not find him OR her.

It sounds like you've done everything you can in your power. Keep your head up and hopefully he'll be under your tree and you'll get another chance at him.