in the past i got tired of following blood trails so i started using a bigger rifle cartridge then i got tired of the recoil too. but i finally found a great old cartridge about 15 years ago that ended those dang blood trails or made them very short to follow with plenty blood .i now use a 257 Weatherby Mag. with good bullets in my handloads bucks started dying faster, much closer and many times right where i shot the animal and on the ground right away dead.
