You did the right thing. Like someone else said, you didn' t feel confident with the shot, so you held off. That as far as I' m concerned is the best thing you can do. Doesn' t make it any easier though second guessing yourself.

Related story. Second season for rifle deer here in Colorado I snuck up on 2 deer on the edge of a wheat field. Watched them for 10 minutes before there was enough light to see they were both bucks. I could have stood and taken a shot off hand (about 150 yards) but I decided to try and sneak closer so I wouldn' t have to take a standing shot on a decent buck while my heart was pounding. I snuck about 30 yards closer so I could lay down for a shot and then the local cows started coming to the field and the deer took off. Never got a shot. Of course my buddy gave me a really hard time since I could have taken a shot that wouldn' t have actaully been that bad, but at the time I thought I could do better. Thats hunting.

Hope you get another chance at him