I cased my matrix and packed up my knapsack and headed back to my truck to stow my gear. Got back to where I hit her about 25 minutes later and by then it was pretty dark. Started looking with the flashlight and after getting turned around multiple times in the thick stuff and with all the red leaves on the ground I quickly determined that help was required.
I called my wife and 20 minutes later she arrived with my 16 year old son and the hound. The hound has been licensed for the last 2 years and has recovered 3 deer (including this one - two for me and one for a friend) in that time. He is a treeing walker coonhound crossed with a rottweiler and has a great hot nose.
Took the dog to the where the deer was hit and took him off the leash. He immediately took off and less than 2 minutes later was baying (meaning he found something). We caught up and the doe was laid down about 70 yards from where I hit her. She was double lung hit.
I had passed within 3 yards of her earlier as there was a distinct tree I recognized not far from her. Eventually I probably would have found her but the dog sure made easy work of it.
