Well this thread has been beat on bad enuf, but I still have some advice to offer.

I have shot 2 does now this fall. First one was 10 yards or so from me, I double lunged her. I looked for my arrow for a few minutes after the shot (I was on the ground), left the area (I heard her crash in a standing corn field), posted up on here that I drew my first blood of the year.....Waited a good 2 hours or so, went out with help to track (a blind guy could follow the blood trail), found her within 80 yards of the shot stiff as a board.

2nd deer I shot was a week or so ago now, another doe. Shot her quartering towards me ever so slightly at 25 yards. Seen the arrow make a complete pass-thru. She trotted about 50 yards. Licked her nose and tried to scent me (I was on the ground hunting). Watched blood pumping out of her in between her shoulder blades, watched her lay down. Snuck out the area 1/2 mile back to my pickup. Drove home, waited a good 2 hours or so. Got the flashlights ready, went out, and slowly walked up to the spot she layed down at, and she had expired in that spot.

The moral of the story, wait at least a few hours before tracking a deer, even if you know you made a good shot on it. I have been on a few escapades over the years helping my buddies track deer for up to 2 miles on poor shots after they pushed them too quick. The magazine writers may say its alright to pursue in a half hour, but the real world is alot different from the TV/Magazine world.

Also - no one is perfect, its good you came here and admitted you did something wrong, and sorry that you got jumped on. Hopefully, you find your deer, and if not, lets hope you learned a valuable lesson.

Thanks for all the advise guys.

I did get out for a few more hours yesterday and couldn't find any more blood. Today I will be changing tactics if we can't locate any more blood in a timely manner. I will have a small group of guys and we will grid walk the area where I believe he went. We will also follow the river just for kicks as many suggest the animal might have headed for water.

Once again, though it's burried about 5 pages back I know I made a couple STUPID mistakes. There was no excuse for the bad shot and there is no excuse for getting on him so soon. I DID NOT PURPOSELY shoot him in the neck! Afterwards my nerves got the best of me as I was kidding myself to think that a neck shot quickly killed the biggest buck I've ever seen.

I really do feel terrible and NO ONE here has more respect for wildlife than I do....NOT possible. I don't go to the woods looking to kill a deer. I go to the woods as I enjoy the interaction with nature.

I wish I could figure out a way to re-size the picture of this beautiful buck, but I don't have a program and my LR camera is on the 4 MP setting.

Thanks again for all the advise fellas....and I guess the flames get the point across also.

atlasman I thought hunters were suppose to have each others back ? Is what cmscat50 did illegal ?

Is that blood on that deers neck?

that isnt' funny

I dont post much on the bowhunting forum because it seems like there are alot of professionals on this part of the forum, but i have to comment on this. Atlasman you are a true 100% genuine PRICK, I know you are perfect and never mess up or have made a bad shot. You are a perfect bowhunting and killing machine. To be honest you are nothing but a jackazz and a jerk LIVE WITH THAT, dont comment back or you will just show more of your ignorance, and if you read all the pages on this thread i am not alone

I'll second that. Apparently Assassman is truely carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Hope he can save us all.

I am going to second what trophyhuntr said.

cmscat50
Keep your chin up. Keep looking, don't give up.

Atlas-
I fart in you direction sir!

I think you are doing the same thing your slamming Atlasman for. He is stating his opinion and some of you are slamming him for it.

I don't necessarily agree with the vehicle and method Atlasman is using to share his opinion about this incident but I do agree that some things we as hunters do are inexcusable.

Bad shots are part of bow hunting, however jumping out of a tree in 30 minutes after a questionable shot is not acceptable. I think we, as hunters need to stress how poor of a decision this was just to prevent even one other hunter from doing this in the future.

Cmscat50 will have to live with his decisions not us. We need to be open and honest with each other because many of us learn about hunting through these boards by others successes and fallers.