go back out and look... shoulda waited, that's for sure. My hubby has lost two by not waiting, and he definitely learned his lesson, when I shot my button this year, he waited 3 hours before going out... ended up finding him 40 yards away.

I know hindsight is 20/20 though, so learn from it... as hunters, we're always eager to see what exactly we got, but it isn't the best policy to chase him around for a mile! Just learn from it and know it happens to the best of it. I lost a doe last year because my husband was coming from his stand and kicked her up (didn't kow I shot one), she had laid down. Then 1/2 hour later we took off tracking, kept her going and apparently she went too far, cuz we never found her, it is sickening, but at least the smart ones of us learn from our mistakes. Keep your chin up, maybe he'll show his face again if you're lucky.