Decided t' get in a couple o' low power flights at t' end o' t' day.  Nice boost for t' X-20, quick and straight off t' rod.  Followed t' trackin' smoke t' ejection and kept an eye on t' chute comin' down.  Very slow descent with a lot o' drift.  Chute appeared t' land in or beyond t' tall brush near t' stream in t' center o' t' field.  As I was sloggin' through t' mud towards t' spot, I discovered t' body o' t' rocket nay too far past t' last o' t' high power pads.  T' elastic portion o' t' shock cord had seperated just above t' knot with t' kevlar cord.  I continued out t' t' tall brush and spent a good while lookin' for t' nose cone and chute but never found them.