99, the animal was not totally destroyed.. but ruined to the point it was not recoverable.. They did search after dark.. But you must realize in that part of the country, blood does not show up on the rocky soil like in the leaf covered forests of the east. I know these folks and they gave it their best.. the country behind the little hill, was a vast sage covered flat.. I believe this was a 100 grain Rem. factory also.. To me it is just too simply to say placement is all it takes, if so, why not a .22 lr?????
