Okay so I just learned a couple of new terms today when I was trying to find the above deer vitals pic that illustrated my point. The area I am referring to is apparently called the "autonomic plexus" or "hilar zone":


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The above was taken from Terminal Ballistics Research. There are other places where I found the same types of statements, but TBR pretty much summed up exactly what I was trying to convey. My experience with said shot placement, as stated, has always been the same. Time and time again. DRT deer. For those who stated they experienced runners, or no guarantee of a flop, well, that just doesn't even seem possible to me. JME.

From a different article:

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