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That doesn't look like arterial bleeding, although if I were you I would asked every property owner for permission to look until I lost the blood.

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yes I too would try everything I could to recover, and honestly its sort of your job to do so
wanton waste is in most rule books and requires a hunter to make all efforts possible to recover a shot deer!
worst that can happen IMO< is land owners say no!
if you DO find it, or SEE it dead some place where they say NO< you can also TRY and get your local game warden involved, , some times them asking JUST for recovery will be granted over JUST you as a hunter, NOT always, but , again, all they can say is no
so would be worth it to me to try all things possible!

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You might have hit one or two of the femoral artery's --- which is a dead deer down the road --- How long she might have run before bedding down and perishing by a femoral hit...is a good question.

A deer can do a 180 by the time the arrow is released, and the time it gets to the target.

your welcome,
, but keep in mind a dead deer isn;t meant to stay dead with its guts inside for long periods of time, so time is sort of important here, you need to be looking for it ASAP>
when planning a hunt you also need to have a plan to recover if things run off, its all part of being a ethical and good hunter!

this is also why many hunter s ask about recovering a deer off neighboring properties in advance of HUNTING SEASON< so, IF it happens, they are not behind the 8 ball , and having to rush to get access or??
its also a great way to get to know the local land owners and them you, some times can even lead to more land access to hunt
or if nothing gels,e it gets you a feel for what MIGHT happen if need be

as what would you do if this was a HUGE buck, over being a doe(since so many these days put more effort into big bucks than doe)
wouldn;t you like to know you could go after and NOT have to leave it to rot or be wasted, or someone else recovering it??
these are all lessons I have learned over the yrs,
its good to have a plan B for when things don't happen perfectly and trust me in hunting, anything can happen , deer don't always drop in sight or on the land you have permission to ONLY be on!
and not all states have the same laws allowing you to recover or not?
so best as they know ahead of time , never hurts to ask ! IMO, LOL



best of lick finding it and report back what happens here either way!

That was not femoral bleeding or arterial bleeding for that matter. If you ever saw arterial bleeding you would know that it does not look like that. The deer would not have made it anywhere nearly as far as the op tracked it with arterial bleeding.

Not sure where you are from but a lot of the country is experience record warmth. You still have an obligation to try to locate the deer but the meat may or may not be salvageable depending on where you are and what the weather is. Time is not on your side. I have had to use a tag on a doe that was found the next morning but was 70% eaten by coyotes. I just tagged it, checked it in and then disposed of it.

So the OP posted, asked for info and opinions and doesn't come back to let us know how it turned out??? Somehow that doesn't feel all that good.

Yeah, I hate that! People took the time to try to help and then nothing!

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What an odd thing for a 14 year old to say!

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"Thanks alot buster" isnt what I would expect a 14 year old to say to a 70 plus year old man.
Just doesnt fit with what someone who is barely a teen would come up with. Then again people who post ananoumously on the internet aren't always what or who they claim to be. Sorry you didnt find your deer.

like I said, live and learn
hopefully you took loosing this deer as a learning experience
and to have a backup plan in effect next time your hunting, , so you know where you can track and who to ask in advance if needed
its a hunters job to do this stuff, deer are not just targets we shoot and SOMETIMES recover .
every possible attempt should be made to recover a deer you shoot, NOT doing so will just deplete a resource,and give hunters bad name and possible cause the anti hunters to gain more ground on things.
best of luck to you in future hunts and the planning of them!

Thank you