Navy, good to hear you are getting out as the MDseason dwindles away.
I agree with everyone else here, you did the right thing!

I had the same thing happen with a button buck my son shot a few years ago.
We ended up finding him the next morningabout 40 yards from where we decided to stop tracking.
Forwhatever reason the critters of the night took out the butt as well. [:'(]