Not in my experience.
Have used a fair number of rifles (various cartridges) on deer as well.
.243, 25-06, .260, 7RM, .300 Savage, .308, 30-06, .300 WM, .35 Rem
And I believe that having an exit does matter. Have shot a few deer with rifle bullets that didn't exit, or had multiple small exits from fragments
But even withan exit hole, a blood trail is an iffy thing IMO...
I'd guess that I've seen more deer drop quickly from fast bullets that didn't exit than from through and through shots from a premium rifle bullet, but that is as an aside. This discussion is about blood trails, and I have never seen any reason to count on having one. Shotgun or rifle...
