Last Rut, I was fortunate enough to be in the right spot at the right time to watch THE Dominant Buck with a doe all day long
WRONG.... you were unfortunate enough to ALMOST be in the right spot at the right time. AS it turns out you were within sight of the right spot at the right time but you never got there.

I guess I'd say you were in the wrong spot at the wrong time and he got away. YOU FAILED. Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck .... I do it all the time.