as far as lookn for it head to the local water source

A deer that hunches up and lays down fast is usually a gut shot.I have noticed that most deer shot in the guts will lay up pretty fast.I once hit a doe in the paunch and she laid down within 30 yards of where i shot her and I had to sit and wait for awhile.

A liver hit is usually pretty leathal!!! Most deer wont go far!!! Should be good blood also... I would think any deer that huntchs up and walks off... Would be more like a gut shot... If You shoot a deer and are not sure of were you hit and your not finding good blood... I would back out and wait 4 hours or so and start the search over again...

The thing is it probably didnt go to far it prolly went into the marsh or swamp about 60 yards from his stand and hid under something and is laying there dead...idk beats me

I liver shot a doe 3years ago with the bow. She just stood there no clue what happened and looked around. She stood there for about 10seconds. I use a crossbow so I couldnt get another shot in her.The the blood was just pouring out. She went on a 40yd death run fell down and died within seconds. I've been on the trail of numerous liver shot deer and all have been recovered. The liver although not the ideal target is extremly lethal imo. Sounds to me in you're case though that its a paunch shot. Back out for atleast 4hours better yet if its shot in the evening and cold enough give it overnight and resume the trail in the morning. Paunch shot deer if left go give a good chance of recovery.

i appreciate all your guys info it is really helpin me figure out what happened

I shot a 7 point last year and after disection, the arrow penetrated between the liver and the guts. In other words, the back side of the liver and the front of the gut was hit pretty hard. The buck ran in about a 15 yard circle around a tree. Then after running the circle, he trotted about 40 yards and finally slowed to a walk. I watched him as long as I could (about 100 yards). After waiting a while, I got down from the tree and looked for a blood trail. I found small drops of blood for the 100 yards that I saw him walk away (blood trail #1). After that, the blood trail stopped. I called my buddy to come help me find the deer. We circled the area for about 20 minutes andmy buddyfound the deer about 60 yards away from where that blood trial #1 ended. Where the deer died, there was a lot of blood, soI decided to follow the blood trail from where the deer expired (blood trail #2) toward where blood trail # 1 ended. I didnt make it 10 yards from my buck where that blood trail #2 ended. There was about a 50 yard hiatus between the two blood trails.

thats really wierd

My first elk i shot in the liver, it just stood there, had no reaction, but it was my first kill so i could get another shot off cause i was shaking so bad but suddenly it just started rolling down the hill. It bleed out, and there was alot of blood.

It should bleed out internally and die. Probably wont leave any blood trail