RE: i think i shot a a really nice one....need some input
rack...long time no talk....
Go get your deer tomorrow come rain, sleet, snow, or shine. If you saw where he crossed the creek then get as many people as you can to start there and do a grid search. If that deer struggled like you say it did, it didn't go far before it piled up again. As tough as deer are, they can only loose so much blood or take so much damage for they just cannot physically go any further.
Go get your deer.