Blood trailing in the rain

[Wendego716]

What's your approach to finding a deer after you've shot it in the rain (particularly heavy rain)? Do you try to get on the blood trail fast before it washes away and hope you don't bump it, or give it the normal amount of time and then just search for a dead deer nearby?

I shot a spike this morning and didn't really have anything to follow, so just started walking transects hoping it didn't go far. No luck, planning on searching more in the morning. I hate losing deer.

[JakeLand]

In rain get on it quickly, if your shot was good he ain’t far

[lewy]

What are the details of your shot and the deer's reaction? Like Jake said, a deer hit decent probably isn't far.