I always track my deer even if I see it go down. I figure it is good practice. I try not to get ahead of myself even if I have a great blood trail. For example last fall I shot a 130" 10 pt, when my buddy and I started to track him the blood was unreal. We went about 15 yards from the POI and he was looking for the deer instead of following the blood trial. I figure if I am going to put alot of time into trail cams, food plots, mineral licks, and tree stands that I can take that extra time to try my best to recover the animal I have shot.