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Old 11-02-2013, 04:15 AM
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Njhunter1118
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Default Bad Archery Shot - Help!

Hi everybody,

This morning about an hour ago, I saw a real gnarly looking 6 pointer, and when he presented the chance, I ended up taking a shot.
Well, the shot him too far forward. Not so far up that it grazed him, and not high enough to have hit the shoulder bone, it was just at the top of his leg, and appeared to have only penetrated about 5-7". When the arrow hit him, he grunted, reared up on his hind legs, and took off, scrambling through the woods. When I got down, there was barely any blood. This is my first deer and I'm 15.
Now the woods he ran in I know better than the back of my hand. My first question is, how long should I wait to track him? I was thinking at least give him until 2 or 3 PM. Next question, how should I track him? I was going to just try and follow the leaves that're kicked up, hopefully find more blood. If that didn't work, then I'd just comb the woods, check water sources. What do you guys think?
Thanks!
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