get some mushers secret stuff for their feet. wax based product that help shed the snow off their feet. biggest issue weve had to deal with as far as snow/fur. great looking pup too btw
ive done it multiple times with varying sized deer. bigger bodied deer are a lot of work and probably better to take two trips, but sometimes i dont want to hike back in and just get through it in one.
my guess too is gut shot and lost. especially since you didnt see him there the day before. could be tiny hole up by his shoulder though. the deer i shot down there this year(stone dead in his tracks) didnt bleed for anything. took us awhile to find out where i had even hit him and even then, it...