Jude, sorry we could not find the Buck.
There was not a lot of blood to trail. About 75 yards from the shot, there were 2 nice spots of blood. Then in the next 20 yards there were 2 or 3 drops before the trail stopped.
We looked in that area for hours but could not find where the Buck went. We searched every possible direction and checked ever tree top or pile of brush. We found some tracks, but they could have been different deer.
The last hour, I spent walking a grid search covering a 200 x 300 yards area in the general direction the Buck was headed. There was a creek ~ 100 yards away and I checked ~ 200 yards of it..... that was some thick cover along the creek.
Matt, Judes son came out with their Lab retriever. She is not a trained "Deer" dog, but Matt said she is great on finding Duck. Several time she acted like she was following a trail but did not "trail" for very far each time.
After getting home, I felt like I had walked 5+ miles through the woods.
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