I hunted in NJ with an non-resident's license. The opening day was September 11th. If you implied that I hunt illegaly please clarify. The way that I saw the shot I was 99% sure that it was a lethal shot and I was pretty sure that I would find the animal laying down not far from my stand.
I did call my hunting partners and we covered a lot of ground without any results. I believe that I did everything possible to my knowledge to try and recover the animal.