The first deer i ever shot with a bow i literally flew down my tree stand and ran looking for blood. I found blood and no deer. I had no one teach me the things that i know now, and have learned alot on here. I lost that 8 point i believe it was 6 or 7 years ago and have only lost 1 bow deer since then with an obvious shoulder shot with lack of penetration. I usually wait 1 hour, check arrow and see what to do from there.