I imagine those deer were measured in feet putting them out of their misery. I have no problem using a .38 Spcl for deer but there are better bullets than an all lead RN. A Keith style bullet or WFN LBT style would be my preference in a lead bullet
Most, but not all. Some were still moving and some were in inaccessible areas. I would prefer a Keith or LBT also, but the OP, for whatever reason, wants to use an RNL. Please understand that I am not recommending the RNL; I am simply saying that if the OP uses it properly, he will have venison in the freezer.
As a young pup at the beginning of my career, I did quite a bit of "corpse shooting" on dead deer, to see what my revolver bullets would do from various angles. I also shot up every abandoned refrigerator and old Studebaker that was dumped in the woods. I can testify that the .38 was much more impressive on deer bodies than it was on car bodies.
