Originally Posted by
sutton
wells heres the verdict so far... he went back 6 hours later and began looking he found blood right away and after about 10 yds of tracking he found the aroow he said it was covered in blood and meat and the arrow was cover about 6 or 7 inches then about 15 yds later he found a ton of hair... then the kept tracking for about another 2o yds till the creek then they lost the blood they plit up and my father went left his friend went right my dad found blood again and followed it for about 30 yds and lost it again the other guy didnt find anything but jumped in his truck and headed down to pick my dad up at the other end he got there parked the truck and got out to take a piss he found blood at the edge of the road he walked up and down the road looking for where it crossed the road at after about 20 mins he went back and got my dad they went back and found blood again the buck didnt cross the road but it walked the edge for a little in a ditch they found a huge pile of blood and it all looked fresh different from the beginning of the tracking job so the pulled out and are heading back in the morning he told me the left on good blood.
That's the longest sentence I have ever read.
As per your situation, sounds like a less than ideal shot. Let that deer lay for a while and you may find him. Sounds like he got pushed, no doubt. Good luck!