I've learned the game of patience can prevail, as I had similar experience.
Last years hunt in Texas for my 40th b-day present from the wife....

1st morning hunt I saw a nice 8-pt. and thought if it were the last day I would probably take him, but I'm looking for a bigger Deer.
Probably saw 15-20 Deer (4 or 5 little bucks), then same thing that evening.
2nd morning hunt I had a skiddish Doe carefully walk passsed me and when I turn to see why, there was a big 10 point (135-140") Buck working the licking branch behind me.
I watched him through 2 trees for 10 minutes and couldn't get a clean shot and then he vanishied.
So I turn back around and another 10 minutes goes bye and the Doe get's chased bye me with the big 10 pt. following and then completely out of sight.
2 or 3 minutes go bye and I see this buck running on the edge of the wood line and proceed to get into position to shoot him.
He's running broadside at 70 yards and I bleat to get him to stop and he keeps motoring through, so I pop him in the last opening before he vanishes again.
As soon as that bullet hit his chest he changed his direction directly towards me, and at that point I realized that he wasn't the big 10 pointer.
It was the nice 8 from the 1st morning.
I chaulk that up as being inexperienced in a new hunt area, as NH doesn't have dozens of bucks running around to have that many choices, at least from what I've seen in NH.