I'm thinking I let down and I am busted in the tree, no way I see the buck again from that stand again this year. I shoot the ground and all it is is a thump and maybe the buck isn't sure what happened. I couldn't hold it any longer so I was letting down no matter what. The buck was at about 20-25 yards looking my way but not directly at me. After the shot I got the big lollipop jumps for about 50 yards and he stopped to look back so I am thinking I may not have been busted. Usually when I get busted in the tree it is a dead run and no looking back. Constructive critisism is appreciated.