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Telling on myself... 2 lost deer.
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<blockquote data-quote="veriest1" data-source="post: 572948" data-attributes="member: 17414"><p>That's the word part. I watched both animals respond to the shot in dramatic fashion but was unable to locate a blood trail for either one. </p><p></p><p>We're thinking the first bullet might have went behind the shoulder and into the brisket. I don't think it hit bone because he could run to well. </p><p></p><p>The deer from tonight... I'm pretty sure I missed to the front and hit the shoulder. It would explain what looked to be full energy transfer and a deer that could get back up. Sadly I could have easily hit this one with a second bullet if I had cycled the bolt. That's just failure on my part.</p><p></p><p>In the past I have always aimed at the front of the ribs just behind the shoulder and have had many such shots result in the tops of both lungs and the heart being hit. Never have I seen such poor bullet performance as this season... and on the two biggest deer I've ever been able to get shots on. I'm certainly going to try placing the bullet a couple of ribs back next time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="veriest1, post: 572948, member: 17414"] That's the word part. I watched both animals respond to the shot in dramatic fashion but was unable to locate a blood trail for either one. We're thinking the first bullet might have went behind the shoulder and into the brisket. I don't think it hit bone because he could run to well. The deer from tonight... I'm pretty sure I missed to the front and hit the shoulder. It would explain what looked to be full energy transfer and a deer that could get back up. Sadly I could have easily hit this one with a second bullet if I had cycled the bolt. That's just failure on my part. In the past I have always aimed at the front of the ribs just behind the shoulder and have had many such shots result in the tops of both lungs and the heart being hit. Never have I seen such poor bullet performance as this season... and on the two biggest deer I've ever been able to get shots on. I'm certainly going to try placing the bullet a couple of ribs back next time. [/QUOTE]
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