Had a nice 8 point feeding in my corn pilethis morning right at daybreak so he ha dprobably beent here for a while. He was the one from my cameras and hes always gone by 6:30 so I knew he was going to walk at any minute. I had enough light and thought I got off a good shot but didnt even knock him down. Figured since it was such a close shot at about 30 yards and he was a nice size that there was no exit wound especially since I was shooting a .243 and he was probably gonna run for a bit.

Just spent 4 hours walking around and didnt even find a single drop of blood. All I saw was tons of tracks around water and bedding areas. So basically I just ****ed up hunting that area since I walked all through where they sleep and drink. I did have on my rubber boots but Im sure my scent is still everywhere. I should have figured I didnt hit him when 5 minutes later 3 nice zied does walked out like nothing happened and I didnt hear him hauling ass through he woods either.

So how long does it usually take an area to settle back down after you walk all over it searching for something you didnt even hit? Am I going to have to wait for a good rain or can I hunt the same stand tomorrow?