Man this waiting thing sucks. Replaying the shot in my head, over and over. Wishing I did not take the shot or wishing it could have been an little more to the right and got something vital. Wondering if I walked right by him, late in the search, in the darkness of an ocean of tall grass. I felt real good about the shot at first. I think when he stepped and jumped, it put the arrow in the wrong spot. From my blind I could see where he was hit and it looked in the liver area but if he was full of food the stomach can push up into that area.

I am not going to get out of here until 1:30. Which means that I will get to my spot between 3:00-3:30. Gives me about 4 hours of daylight.

This is the first gut shot I've ever had. I have had some bad shots in the past that worked out in my favor. Twice I have got lucky and broke the spine from hiting to high shooting up a steep slope. I lost a doe once I hit too high in the shoulder.

I am going to put in some more effort to find him. This is not the first time this has happened and probably wont be the last. I realize this is bow hunting and these things can and do happen.