I find that normally the whitetails I end up shooting are shot ~ 100 yards or less with some exceptions.
Mule deer (bucks) on the other hand is a whole other game for me. I don’t get that close. Doe’s act like pets compared to a trophy mule deer buck.
Regarding the bullets you mentioned, I’d go with the 165 grain ballistic tip bullets.
In a “once in a lifetime” hunt I’d be looking at Partitions first though. There’s lots of premium bullets on the market but my first choice is partitions.
