sorry Will. maybe you' ll get another chance next Friday. BTW- I do know that feelin. it' s happened to me, and probly all hunters who have been huntin very long.
sometimes the best possible setup, can turn out to be a snake bite. looks like that tree was your snake. don' t give up, you still have Friday, and if legal, you can bowhunt durin gun season also, so you might get him yet.