Tuned in but I have to ask, if blood trails are spotty with those Shockwave bullets why keep shooting them?
If I shot one, maybe two deer with them and the deer was hit good but trails were thin I would be looking at a different bullet before I ended up with what you are describing what happened tonight.
Assuming you are shooting a .50 caliber muzzleloader that should be putting most of your deer down within 25 yards with many falling at the shot.
Best of luck and hopefully you find your deer close by in the AM.
