Missed a shooter buck tonight--hit a limb--scared him off pretty good though. How bad will it throw this buck off his daily routine or do you think it will push him clear out of the area for a while??

Me and a friend did this two different times to the same buck. We left the area alone for 5 days each time and he would return to his old pattern.

Public or private land???

Stuff scares deer out in the woods all the time. I he didn't associate the shot with a human, he might come right back. You might need to change your stand location, though.

I like the 5 or more days rule. There is a ton of shatter corn that the combine/my father-in-law (private ground) dropped as he hauls a$$ in his combine plus the dry weather. there is an awful lot of food in a very remote locale for any deer tocompletly write it off. Hopefully he will be back and i will get a do-over. Thanks!!

ya if i were you i'd just wait a few days and head back... probly like mentioned above would be best 5 days.. Good luck on getting him!

If he didn't see or smell you, he'll probably come back. 5 days sounds good.

sometimes there are more than one buck in the area just cause he got scared the others probaly didnt.....it might take a couple days for him to get back used to the area though others will come