I hit a branch and ended up hitting a buck in the back FOOT! About 1 inch above the hoof, we tracked it for a while and actually had decent blood before it ran out. We went home and had the idea to take our new beagle pup on a leash and see if he could pick up a trail...this dog had no training nor was he ever intended to be a tracking dog...just a pet..anyway that dog sprinted down the deers trail with no blood dragging my dad behind him for about 500 yards, and we finally found the buck, not proud of the shot but it was an awesome recovery...