Well, I shot a spike on opening morning thinking it was a doe.
kicked it up tracking it one time and then backed out for a few hours. came back and managed to kick it up agian.
I figured I must have gut shot it so I backed out for even longer.
came back and found nothing.
and then the other day (a week and a half later I might add) I found what was left of it in a thicket on the bank of a creek that swore I checked twice.
having some really bad luck seeing anything latly too.