Close as that road was, he prob. caught an Uber🤣

Yep, the arrow always tells the tale. Gut hit, 6-8 hrs or let him sit over night if it's cold enough. Also get the number for a dog tracker, they are invaluable. I've been there and done this I had to learn the hard way! Look at it this way, nothing goes to waste in nature.

Bow hunting in the rain makes shot placement all the more important.

Been there. Done that. You never forget that feeling- sorry it worked out that way but it happens.

Not piling on, because you feel bad enough.
It’s happened to most bowhunters and as you know and have read- you didnt wait long enough. All ya’ll did, was keep bumping him, but through failure comes lessons learned. Put your marbles back in the bag and keep on going. It was a cool clip…..great share, especially knowing people were gonna be brutal with comments.

Same general thing happened to me last season. Perfect shot, good blood, no deer.

That's why I only use a big wide cut unfailable mechanical like NAP Killzone. Yes sometimes they are a one and done broadhead but you usually get your deer on a shot like that and it served it's purpose.

Back before illuminated nocks I shot at a doe in the forest as she walked by. The arrow left the sunlight and disappeared into the shadows where she was. She jumped like a good hit and ran off. Upon looking at the arrow I found white hair and red blood. It wasn't lung blood, just arterial blood. I followed the sparse blood trail with few drops on the ground, but blood smeared on leaves and grass about 18 inches high. It started to rain, but I followed the trail anyway. It started pouring down and the blood trail was washed away. In conclusion I figured I hit low on the chest, just clipping off some white chest hairs and making a shallow cut on the skin. She should've been able to recover from it, but it still hurts my heart that I didn't make a clean shot.

Great video you did all you could do that’s hunting it doesn’t always go the way you planned

Been there and know how you feel.  I think the shot was not perfect, but too far back; the arrow/ blood and stomach contents confirm.  I echo what others said; with the findings on the arrow, and bump by the neighbor, next time give him overnight...  It's a learning process.  Been doing this since 1972, and still learning...

Man that’s a crazy story.  Heartbreaker, but thanks for sharing it.  New Sub from Indiana!

Here in Texas we have guys with tracking dogs that will track your deer for free. They advertise themselves at sporting goods, Face Book, Next Door Neighbor, and lots of other places. They do it just for the sport of working their dogs, but it's nice when you reward their dogs for a successful recovery. Some treats or such, but be sure to ask if it's okay. Some guys are a little particular about what their dogs eat!

I missed 3 last season.  I have been shooting almost everyday so I have better luck this year.

I was waiting for that deer to run out in traffic and get vaporized by an 18 wheeler

My hats off for you not giving up on that deer I did the same thing but with a gun so I know how you feel and I hope you have a better season this year

I did the same shot!  In fact the arrow came out scraping his front shoulder! Tracked him on snow over 500 yds, but eventually got him. A tough experience, deer like people have a will to live and some are just tougher than others!

This happens unfortunately. Great video.

Thanks for sharing! That’s tough, I have been there before

Thanks for sharing your experience. Great video. 👍

Someone got that joint