I've killed a lot of deer. I've never had one go back to feeding after putting a bullet in it.
Not saying it couldn't happen but it defies my reality.
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Shoot the next deer with a berger. You will get a reaction and it won't go back to feeding.
I watched my nephew shoot a little mulie buck on opening day. 7mm-08, 140 VLD, my handloads, 2922 MV, 275 yards. Shot him broadside behind the shoulder. The buck kicked his hind legs and started trotting off, as if not hit. Not the desperation death run, but the "I need to leave now" trot. I thought my nephew hit him because of the kick, but started to doubt when he didn't go down. The buck actually ran parallel to us, getting closer. He stopped at around 150 yards away and hung his head. I thought gut shot. My nephew hit him again and the buck spun to face us, then staggered backwards and fell over.
Both bullets were chest shots, through and through. I wasn't impressed.
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