Davidmil,
Just a question. Knowing what you do now with 25 more years of experience, would you have waited to track longer or still done it the same way?

I ask this because sometimes we make a "perfect" shot in our eyes when it is actually not. Even though you "knew" you made a good shot, you could have been wrong. With the blood trail you describe, it sounds like you should have gotten off it and come back later, just in case.

Just curious.