This year my son shot a doe in a field that ran into the boggy woods by a river. I swore he got a good shot. It was about five minutes before quitting time. We searched about a 300 yard radius until dark, then with lights in very difficult walking. About 80 minutes. The next morning we went back and searched again for about two hours. No blood or anything. We gave up and I talked him into shooting another doe that afternoon, which he dropped and tagged.

He wanted to search all day and still feels bad. He loves hunting and I am proud that he hates wasting or maiming deer.

Anyone have any comments good or bad about how much effort we put in to find the doe?