I'd still be out there ManofTheFall. You didn't give yourself NEAR enough time to track that animal. Bad form in my book. If that deer kicked and hit the ground then more than likely you got a decent enough hit. Personally, I would be out there from daylight to dark until I found it or some sign that it wasn't a lethal hit. Pattern and grid search. You were out there what, maybe 3 hours? Hoof track it if you can't find good blood.