If you were on the ground shooting horizontally and hit that doe anywhere solidly in the body with a 165 grain 30-06 at that distance she shouldn't have run out of the country like you're saying without giving some kind of evidence. It sounds like the shot that you think went though the vital lung area didn't if the country is mostly open cut alfalfa like you're mentioning and she wasn't anywhere to be seen. If she went out of the country without you being able to see her, there must be enough cover or something to block your view. Is that basically what you mentioned when you talked about the rise in the field to where you glassed from and she went over it and out of sight? Sorry I'm getting on you like I am, but I've read so many posts on various websites by people that have lost deer or elk this year and posted about it since I got back from Wyoming a few weeks ago that I'm about ready to puke! I guess this post of yours was the last straw even though you may have done everything right---sorry, but I still think you should do more followup by asking the neighbors for access to look for her where you think she may have gone. I tracked a doe a guy shot one time with a 12 gauge slug that went over 200 yards and when I found her and dressed her out the slug had blown her heart in half. They have a tremendous will to live and sometimes can go a long way even when hit hard and I'd have never believed that one if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
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