I sat in my stand for another 4-5 minutes to be sure. But as I started to get down he jumped up and began to wander away! I didn’t have another shot at him because of the thick woods, so I just sat there for another 30 minutes, sure he couldn’t go far.
You needed to wait at least 30 to 45 minets to let it bleed out and and die before going up to it.
Try to do that next time.
It sounds like you got off a good shot its just the adreanalin got the buck going again.
So next time just wait at least 30 to 45 minets OK
And go back and bring some friends with you and do a zig zag patteren where yo saw it last.
And maybe you will recover it.
Good Luck
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