Pick your head up! I think you did a terrific job!!!! And that was a great read!

Hey Adams...don't beat yourself up about that. In fact, pat yourself on the back. You did everything right and found your deer. It doesn't matter who you are...we all have things go awry now and then. You just gotta deal with it, and you did. Congrats on your doe

Just as in your other posts, your atitude as a hunter showed thru in this one. You made a bad shot, and did what you had to do and found your deer. That isn't sickening in the least, but very admirable. I am glad you found her, and hope others can take this post as an example of what one should do in a not so perfect situation.
good job

I couldn't find the artery but judging by the amount of blood inside her I had to have cut one. There was easily as much blood as if I had hit lungs. One reason I didn't dig around the gut pile too much was she was a bit stinky after getting gut shot.

Boy O Boy, after the 750 acres and now this[] Man O Man Adams
Good going and Great Recovery
I'll even cook for ya tonite LOL

Why the sickeing confession ?

You took a good shot, made a bad hit, made all the right decision and ended up with your deer ........... you did EXACTLY what you were suppose to do

I don't get it .............

As much as I like to hunt (which = killing animals) I like to do it with in the quickes most ethical manner possible. I'm just a bit disgusted with the hit. This was by far and away the worst hit I've ever put on a deer with my bow. I feel a bit sh!^^y about, that's all.

If you hunt long enough you'll make a bad shot. You did the right thing and got your deer. Congratulations!

At least you found your deer, I still feel crappy for not finiding the doe I gut shot. I think we may haev pushed her out of the section of woods we were hunting when my friend came down with a 4 wheeler though.
Congrats for finding her, and good luck with your future hunts/shots.

Thank you but everyone with their tips throughout the thread is why that thread is brought up every year.

Likewise what's been said above, you took a good shot, made a bad hit..if you can call it that. With woodsmanship, knowledge and good ethics you found your animal. Congrats to you and thanks for the report, perhaps someone else will learn from your thread and so on it could teach us all.