keep your shots at a realistic range. memorize the path the deer ran when hit. watch it's behavior.smell the arrow. when in doubt.......wait. and BE QUIET. there are no doctors in the woods. If you hit an organ, or major artery, it's gonna die, you just have to find it.

liver shot deer can go 50 yds and die in 1 minute..........or go 300 yds and die in 2 hours. if you hit it back in the body...WAIT. if you know it's a gut shot, wait at least 4-6 hours then proceed carefully. preferably with only one other patient. guy who knows what he's doing. leave the party crowdwith spotlights at home.

one big thing I've learned - if they get on a deer trail and don't lie down, you're in trouble.

one of my best hunting buddies is color blind. I've know him for 6 years, and I know he's given 20 or so a dirt nap in that time span. None of them have gone further than 75 yards. His secret ? He dont shoot past 30 yards. No matter what.

there's no secret to it. just some common sense and experience. it's not necessarily a skill, but a learned art. every deer shot is a different scenario. you just have to observe the situation, and take care in what you do when you climb out of that tree.