Yesterday morning, 1/2 before sunrise Isaw two does running full tilt across the field from my stand. I did not know why, because there were no other hunters, and they could not have winded me. Anyway, about 1 minute later a largecanine came trotting down the trail angled towards my stand. As it approached to 30 yards, I hastily drew my bow. It stopped at 27 yards and stared at my direction. I lined up my pin and squeezed the trigger.
I saw the arrow land on the trail and it looked like a clean miss. The animal turned on a dime and started trotting back the way it came. It stopped at the top of a rise and stared back in my direction. Then it wasgone. I started to ask myself was thata really big coyote? or a wolf? It had a grey coat, and face with black and white coloured fur. The large size of the tracks answered my question.
I hunted for a few more hours and then get down to retrieve my arrow. I wassurprised to find it wascovered in blood and one muzzy blade was bent really badly. That animal did not act as if it was hit at all! I trailed the wolf for the rest of the day. I tracked the blood trail for over 700 yards. I found three bloody beds(but I don't think I was bumping it). Eventually it got into a thickblack spruce bog. I trailed it on my hands and knees (very wet!)butonly found one small blood drop in my lasttwo hours of searching. Since I could not find any more blood and it was getting dark, I gave up.
I have never trailed a canine/predator before, did I do anything wrong? Does anyone have any hints or suggestions in case this ever happens again? I feel awful, but I know I tried my best.

P.S. It is legal to hunt wolves in Manitoba with a deer license.