The same thing happened to me a the Friday before Christmas when I chased up a couple ofdoes.About thirty minutes later I saw them when I went thru the swamp on my four wheeler but I didn't have my bow. I called my wife and had her bring me my bow and went back out in all it was an hour later and they were in the same spot and I missed at at thirty yards because I rushed the shot. So on Christmas day I at least took my time and got one.