First hunt of the season

[tsubaki]

My wifes brother in-law, me and my neighbor ended up going to a management area about 2 hours from the house and spent the night. Tried out a new blind chair I got after Turkey season.
Had a doe and spike cross within 40 yards, put the scope on the spike and passed. 1 1/2 hour later had a 4 point use the same path, pass again.
At camp that night I recieved greef about letting meat pass and was told to redeem myself.
Next morning moved to a different location, waited till daylight to find a fresh trail.
Set up within 30 yards of the trail. Big ole cow horn around 160 pounds came up, I just looked at him and thought "they all gonna think I'm lying passing up another one". It's now close to 11 o'clock, figured shoot him, go to camp clean him and maybe go home.
On the shoulder, "BOOM", "FLOP".
Folded up the chair blind, went back to the truck, neighbor was there.
Told him we had to go back and drag, his eyes lit up.
We get to the place where he fell, blood, hair and meat, no deer.
About 15 yards away more blood, then a faint trail for 15 feet, no more blood.
We attempted trailing for 1 1/2 hours and almost gave up then found a puddle of blood 100 yards from where he fell. Another 1 hour later, I hated to call it off.
Just don't like the idea of feeding the coyote's.