Originally Posted by
Bob H in NH
I personally won't bow hunt in the rain for this very reason. Others do, I decided I won't. When you make a picture perfect shot, the deer is down quick, but that doesn't always happen.
I hit my first buck last year with a perfect shot. He was hit right thru the heart and it was a clean pass thru. Now, that deer ran off 150 yards and maybe more. We followed the trail and deer had no ounce of blood in him. So just because its a perfect shot doesn't mean a deer goes down quick. Their adrenalin is a crazy thing.
My main question is how soon after did you go look for her? If you moved in quickly she could have jumped up an ran off.