Great post!!! If you use the arrow marking the spot of the animal it can also help you to determine if you judged the distance correctly. Pick an exact leaf or plant in the spot the deer was standing and shoot at it. If you hit it or close you were right on. Maybe you hit high, low or somewhere else and need to wait alittle longer. Anytime you shoot something wait wait wait. When you have waited your hour or 8 hours depending on where you think you hit. Then stop and wait an extra 1/2 hour.
For the newer members to the board, you have heard about the posts in the past about i hit one and can't find it. This post was not meant to keep people from asking advice on tracking, we all have been in a situation when it is nice to pick someone elses mind. If you follow the above advice then you will find that deer usually within 250 yards, expired, and all you have left to post is the pic!!!