I'd be checking my gun if I thought I had missed twice...definitely not shooting a 3rd time
I did have somewhat of a similar experience though, saw a nice buck in the clearcut facing me, shot, and "he" started running. Got another shot in him, when I got to him, it was a basket rack buck. Scratched my head...I swore buck was bigger. Ground shrinkage maybe....bothered me all night, went back the next morning and the big buck was laying where I shot him. Evidently there was another buck with him that I never saw until it started running.
