I had the exact same thing this season with a buddy of mine. During bow season I passed on a suicide small 6 pointer just about every afternoon hunt for a week. He'd walk the same path EVERY afternoon at 4:00. 10 yard broadside every single time. We'd talk after every hunt about what we saw and where and all that. I told him about it everytime. We set the rules from the begining just like you did. So one afternoon i decided to go to a different stand where I've been watching a nice 10 pointer at night feeding in a soy bean field. My buddy goes to the other stand where I've seen the 6. He calls me on the radio at 4:15 and tells me he has a good hit on a buck. I was thrilled!!! I finished out the hunt and around 6:00 we tracked his buck. Yep the 6 pointer I've let walk all season!! I simply asked him why in the world do you think I let this deer walk about 10 different times? It was a tough situation because it was only his 2nd buck ever and he was excited but dam!!! Anyway he was tagged out and didn't hunt until gun season where he never had an opportunity to shoot a buck. So I don't know what the deal will be for next year. I love the kid like a brother, but me and my neighboring hunting parties have worked really hard at getting some nice bucks in the area. So I guess I don't know what to tell you lol cause I'm not sure what I'm going to do.