i did get out of the stand to find it because it was just walking away so i thought that it would just drop but from what ive been reading i probably shouldnt have done that

sometimes if you hit a deer a little back in the guts, they will walk away instead of run if they're busted up inside. also blood trails "Can" be scarce if the slug did not exit.

Like buck747 said at that range if you did hit it in the vitals area you should be able to find blood, Things are not always as they seem when hunting from a treestand in low light conditions. If you feel that you did indeedhit the animal, then you owe it to him to try to find him. Good luck.

i am sure i hit it buckmark but trying to find it now might not be a good idea from what ive been reading it was shot about 2 and a half hours ago

You must find this deer.

let him lay for a few hours prior to looking for him. if it was a bad shot, he'll need more time to expire. if you go in too quick, you will keep jumping him up and push him further in the woods possibly losing him.

You owe it to the animal to do every thing you can to find it or find evidence you hit it or missed it. Sounds like a miss to me.

Sounds like a gut shot to me. He will probably be within 200 yards or so of where you shot it.

You missed him. IF you hit him he wouldn't have looked back and walked away. You would have found blood and stuff. Sorry, you missed him.

So you were using rifled slugs? What choke did you have in the gun?