Never had a whitetail that hasn't dropped within sight (knock wood). I think the only thing I've actually had to really look for/track so far was my moose (don't know how I missed a heart the size of a volleyball at 11 yards!). I did track my brown bear just to do things "by the numbers" but that's just because it piled up on the backside of a log 80 yards down the beach from where I shot it and I couldn't see it. Put the smack on 'em and don't worry about the tracking![8D]