Originally Posted by
Heather856
No guts on arrow. Full blood on length including fletching BUT not a lot and I really didn't look because he ran so fast into open woods. 10 would be around 5-6 hours. I am dying to find out but I know how important this is to be patient.
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When in doubt...wait. Probably a couple hours to be sure. If he's already dead, he'll still be dead when you get there. If he isn't, he may bleed out, or at least go into shock, while you're waiting. I had a hit similar to yours this year...looked like good blood, no guts, but I knew i hit him farther back than I intended (he suddenly stepped just as I shot). Clipped the guts, hit liver. I waited a few hours, and found him alive, but unable to move far.
Lesson: when in doubt, wait, and you'll be less likely to jump him if he isn't dead yet.