I hope you have not stopped looking. That deer is likely dead out there, and you owe it to the life you may have taken and to yourself to give every possible effort to retrieve it.

I have been in that situation before on the last day of deer season....I shot a nice buck and knew I had hit him good, but there was no blood trail, hair, or any sign of a hit. I was so sure he was dead that I called the GW and said I would go out looking for it....he said it was fine as long as I didn't take a gun along. After A FULL day and a half of hard searching, we found my buck.....a 205 pound 8 point.

Start from the last place where the buck was seen, and do a THOROUGH grid type search. Start in small diameter circles, marking off points as you go. You may find nothing more than a rack and some bones at this point, but it is your responsiblity to at least give the effort.

Hoping for an update soon!