I shot a doe and didn't recover it. Saturday just after 1 pm. 50 yards, crosshairs on chest as she's walking the edge of a creek. I shoot. she jumps, and kicks in the air. Takes off crashing into everything and out of sight. I thougt for sure she could only have gone 50+/- yards before going down. I came out of my tree, went over to where I shot her and there was nothing. No blood trail. I marked the little tree she was standing next to and started a grid pattern looking for some kind of sign. No blood, no hair, no bone, no stomach contents, no meat, no nothing. Did Grid, expanding circles, zigzagz, overlapping zigzags, walked the trails in the direction she took off, checked leaves on the ground and trees/bushes, etc she might have run into. went back to the start point , headed in the direction she ran and headed toward water, Went bac, and followed the terrain downward. Went back to the tree I shot from adn double checked my landmarks. searched for hours and hours. At the end of the day, I headed back to my truck in the dark with no deer. It was in the high 60's so the meat was going bad already. Nothing goes to waste in the forest and I know it will be eaten by the scavengers, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating.

David