I guess it's how one personally defines it.

I had a wonderful time, the comrauderie was the best part.
The anticipation and excitement was worth the wait.

I hunted hard and enjoyed every minute in the deer woods. I absolutely loved it.

I saw deer andlet deer walkearly in the season and never regretted it.

Taking nothing away from everything that goes into deer hunting, because it is my favorite thing to do in life.

But, yes, it was a failure. I failed to do what I intended to do.