They all have to bleed out to die unless like the one poster, you shoot high shoulder and hit CNS.
That is the trend I've noticed over the years.
The deer I shot with a .243 this year ran farther than the deer I shot a couple days earlier with a 77/44. Both lung shots, .243 lungs were soup. Both were totally unaware of my presence.
The farthest run I've had was with a .45-70, 300 grain Speer UniCor at 2212 fps muzzle velocity, 20 yards to impact. Lung shot.
Shortest--Several DRT with a .30-30, 170 grain bullets and shoulder shots, one with a .300 WinMag, 165 Sierra HPBT Gameking, 40 yard shoulder shot (total loss of shoulder). One with a .45-70, 300 grain Speer UniCor, shoulder shot, and one with a .30-06 165 grain Speer HotCor, 2800 fps. You guessed it--Shoulder.
