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Old 11-11-2010, 11:37 AM
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Terasec
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also disagree,
there is a difference between gun shot wounds and arrow wounds,
strictly speaking as a bow hunter,
depending on placement of shot, deer can go for miles on adrenaline if pushed,
my advise is to give them as much time as possible between the shot to the search, 1 hr sometimes is not enough time,
many times deer will settle down near water,
if disturbed they will get up and continue moving,
if given 2-4 hrs to settle down, chances are will find the deer within 100-200 yds of the shot,
if shot is late in the day nd dont want to search in the dark, start your search next day,

also as you said in re to not taking your eyes off the deer,
that should be done at the time of shot following the deer as it runs off, also making note of landmarks, as what you see from the stand will change once on the ground
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