HELLO ALL !!!! WELL SEASON OPENED ON THE FIRST OF OCT. IT WAS OFF TO A GOOD START! I HAD A NICE 8 POINTER TALL AND WIDE SHOW UP AT 22 YARDS. IT WAS 06:59 IN THE A.M. WHEN I TOOK THE SHOT. BEFORE I START THE STORY I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW I WILL NOT TAKE A SHOT ON ANY ANIMAL UNLESS I KNOW IT WILL BE A QUICK AND CLEAN KILL. SO HERE WE GO,,,, THE BUCK CAME OUT AT 06:55 A.M. I SEEN HIM COME OUT OF THE THICKET. I WAITED UNTIL I HAD A GOOD HEART LUNG SHOT. I RELEASED AND THE ARROW HIT A LITTLE AND I MEAN A LITTLE LIMB ABOUT 3/16" IN DIA. I DID NOT EVEN SEE. THE SHOT WAS HIGH IN THE RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER. THE ARROW BROKE OFF IN THE DEER LEAVING ABOUT 3 1/2" IN THE DEER. I WAITED FOR 2 HRS. BEFORE GETTING OUT OF MY TREESTAND. I HAD 7 OTHER DEER GO BYE ME IN THIS TIME FRAME. BUT NO SHOOTERS. I DID NOT FIND ANY BLOOD UNTIL 100 YARDS BUT IT WAS JUST ALITTLE. TRACKED HIM FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 300 YARDS AND THEN NO MORE BLOOD. I WAS SICK TO MY STOMACH!!!!! I FELT LIKE CRAP!!!!!!!!! I WENT HOME TO GET SOME HELP FROM SOME BUDDY`S AND OFF WE WENT TO FIND THE DEER. WE SEARCHED UNTIL 20:30 FOR THE DEER AND NO SIGN! I COULD NOT EVEN SLEEP THAT NIGHT. GOT UP NEXT MORNING AND TRYED TO FIND THE DEER AGAIN BUT NO LUCK. SO MY FIRST WEEKEND OUT WAS JUST TRYING TO FIND THAT BUCK. I HATE HAVING WOUNDED DEER OR ANY ANIMAL IN THE WOODS. I`M GOING TO GO BACK OUT THIS WEEKEND AND SEE IF I SEE HIM ANYWHERE. I TEACH HUNTERS ED AND A SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM FOR 4-H AND I ALWAYS TELL THE KIDS DONT SHOOT UNTIL YOU HAVE A GOOD CLEAN SHOT AND BEWARE OF WHATS BEHIND YOUR TARGET. BUT LET ME TELL YOU THERE IS A SICK FILLING DEEP DOWN STILL TODAY OVER THAT BUCK. IT WAS NOT THE SIZE JUST THAT IT WAS NOT RECOVERED! WELL I WANT TO TELL EVERONE THAT HAS ALREADY GOT ONE CONGRADS!!!!!!!I WILL TRY TO GET ONE THIS WEEKEND.