If you’ve tracked your deer for 150 yards and haven’t found it……..then back out. If you’ve smoked it through the heart or lungs then very rarely will the deer go more than 150 yards. That's really pushing it too. Most smoked deer with be within 50-100 yards. If the deer has made it farther than 150 ish.... then you’ve made a marginal shot and the deer needs time…..3-4 hrs with a gun and 6-8 with a bow…maybe more depending on the shot.
It’s not uncommon for people to call and say that they gave the deer an hour and now they’ve tracked him for 300....400... 500+ yards. If you've tracked him that far after an hour then the deer is very likely still alive and you're gonna push it. I’ve even had folks call me that jumped the deer and then kept tracking it until they jumped it a second time. That deer ended up going nearly 1 ½ miles. Don’t get so amped up after the shot that you start making bad decisions. Read the sign and make the right call.....
