with probally about 20 minutes before the end of shotgun season i had a group of does come out of some thicket with a buck after them i tried multiple times to stop him with no success and i hadnt got a deer yet so i did what i probally shouldnt and took a shot on him while he was running i tried to lead him a little but still i knew i shot him way to far back, anways he darted back into some really thick thicket and down a very steep hill, my buddys kept telling me to forget iti would never find it but i couldnt give up on him, there was so much blood i was for sure i was going to walk up on him at any time,one of the best blood trails i had followed, needless to say it took me 4 hrs to find him by then it was pitch black out and all the others were back at the cabin laughn at me, i hit him in the guts and he bled like no other i have shot yet he lived twice as long as any others i have shot