He wasn't the smartest buck. I own the quarter of farmland that he was on. I wasn't that eager to end my mulie season on the third day, but he was there for all three days. He wasn't shy. I snuck up on him from downwind. I was probably within 50 yards. I shot him broadside through the vitals and he took five steps and layed down looking towards me. I thought I'd just let him pass quietly and waited a minute. I have heard of guys accidentally blowing off an antler when attempting a kill shot.
He actually jumped up when I approached 1 minute later, ran 20 yards, and then died. Adrenalin I guess.
He's a heavy feller. This was the hardest time I've ever had gutting out a deer.
I have never shot anything other than muskrats with my 300 win mag. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was a little surprised that this buck didn't just drop dead immediately given the short range. The pills were factory 150 grain Remington core-lokts. I thought the shot was pretty well placed. Is this stuff crappy? I know it was cheap.