Hi guys, I need advice quickly. I shot a bear today, it should have been my first bow kill. 37yd, broadside. However, the arrow hit a bit too much in the front. The arrow fell off. It actually broke. It seems like it went 10 inches in .(from the blood on the shaft and what's missing) I went to retrieve my arrow right away. When I got there, I could see the bear walking down below. I left and came back 50 minutes later. It could have been my first mistake.
BLOOD TRAIL: I had a hard time seeing at first - only drops. Then I saw a nice pool, then another and I really got excited. It turned to drops again. Then the bear took a dump and again a bigger amount of blood was pooled there. A few yards and 2 nice pooling then a small smear then it vanished. It was 7:15 and I was by myself and I decided to check again in the morning.
HELP: When you lose the blood trail, how do you go about to find it again? I marked where I last saw blood. I'll be there early in the morning to see if I can find it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Anyhow, I cut my first tag, but not so proud. . . a bit ashamed actually.
Thanks,
Stéphane