I'll say this about bad hits: I've learned that if sign does not look good (wrong-colored hair, paunch, bone, meat, dark blood, etc.), I quietly back out and come back at least 6-8 hours later. The animals will often run less than 100yds, lie down, stiffen up, and bleed out. Have seen several jumped up 10 minutes into following bad-looking sign, never to be seen again. The hardest is when there is no sign at the shot location. Maybe the animal soaked up the bullet in the vitals, maybe not. Those are tough calls to make as to withdrawing or starting to search.
