Once again, excellent info, especially for newbies but experienced hunters too. Last season was my 16th hunting year and the first time in a long time i made a bad shot with the bow. I 100% give credit to this thread for making me do the right thing and waiting 6 hours to trail my buck. I knew it was a bad shot at impact, saw him run 100yds and slowly walk into brush. I took a compass reading from my stand of where I last saw him and left. 6 hours later i was back and searched where i thought i last saw him with no sign. I took out the compass and sighted my treestand, i was way more off than i thought and was looking in the wrong spot. Once I got back on track, there was the biggest buck i had ever gotten, only 10yards from where i last saw him. He definitely didn't need the 6 hours i gave him but I truely think if I got down and went after him immediately, I would have bumped him into the next county for sure. Great thread here!