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<blockquote data-quote="parshal" data-source="post: 2377978" data-attributes="member: 605"><p>I know these examples are much bigger animals than whitetails so take it for what it is. I've shot mule deer, mountain goat and elk with a 6.5 130 Scirocco (bonded). All passed through. None left a blood trail. The elk went the furthest, about 80 yards with no trail at all. The goat went 30 yards and the deer was DRT.</p><p></p><p>This year I shot an antelope and elk with the 156 Berger. Both were 350 yards and both passed through. The bullet hit the off shoulder blade on the antelope and broke the spine. It dropped in it's tracks but was not completely dead when we got there 10 mins later. It wasn't going anywhere. If it did there would have been an extensive blood trail.</p><p></p><p>The elk entered between the ribs and had two exits between the off ribs with two holes in both lungs. I'm guessing it shed the jacket since one hole looked like a sideways bullet. The elk went about 60 yards and when it turned sideways before falling it had blood down it's side. I went to where it was hit and walked to where it fell and there was zero blood trail.</p><p></p><p>What I'm trying to get it as just because it exits doesn't mean it will leave a trail. I suspect they would have left a trail if they went a lot further but, if they're hit well, they'll be down before the trail is necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="parshal, post: 2377978, member: 605"] I know these examples are much bigger animals than whitetails so take it for what it is. I've shot mule deer, mountain goat and elk with a 6.5 130 Scirocco (bonded). All passed through. None left a blood trail. The elk went the furthest, about 80 yards with no trail at all. The goat went 30 yards and the deer was DRT. This year I shot an antelope and elk with the 156 Berger. Both were 350 yards and both passed through. The bullet hit the off shoulder blade on the antelope and broke the spine. It dropped in it's tracks but was not completely dead when we got there 10 mins later. It wasn't going anywhere. If it did there would have been an extensive blood trail. The elk entered between the ribs and had two exits between the off ribs with two holes in both lungs. I'm guessing it shed the jacket since one hole looked like a sideways bullet. The elk went about 60 yards and when it turned sideways before falling it had blood down it's side. I went to where it was hit and walked to where it fell and there was zero blood trail. What I'm trying to get it as just because it exits doesn't mean it will leave a trail. I suspect they would have left a trail if they went a lot further but, if they're hit well, they'll be down before the trail is necessary. [/QUOTE]
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