Couple of thoughts on that. First off, IMO your buddy should of hammered him again right away and not waited.
Secondly, if we hunt long enough from time to time we find the critters from hell, and they don't give it up easily and it's normally a bit of a rodeo.
I can recall two that I've had, one was a muley doe back in the early 80's on Bracket Creek with a 243 and 100 Horns.
The other was a 90 lb doe I put the cochise to with my 340 and 250 Speer G-Slams. I emptied the gun a time or two on her and it was quite a rodeo...
For me, I could easily hunt deer/lopes the rest of my life with a 22/250 and not worry once.
Dober
