Losing the "buck of a lifetime"

[buckhunter]

I once wounded a decent buck. Lucky we had snow. Followed him for about a mile then he crossed a river. Water wasn't too bad once my bare feet broke thru the icy. Followed and followed him till it got dark. Went back the next day found no blood. The tracks got mixed in with other deer and we never found him. Yes he was running like crazy and I should have never taken the shoot. Another lesson learned. We all have made mistakes and unfortunally we cannot take them back.