Originally Posted by cra1948
Originally Posted by Hogwild7
The last deer I helped look for someone shot with a 223 we didn't find until the buzzards circling showed us where it was the next day. There was no blood trail after a few feet

The three worst "find a wounded deer" goat rodeos I've helped with with included one a guy hit with a .30-06 and one a guy hit with a 12 gauge shotgun slug and one a guy hit with a .300 WSM.

Shot placement matters.

Caliber doesn't compensate for incompetence.

Same here. All heavier recoiling guns involved in search inducing bad shots. One of the goat ropes was my responsibility. A hurried, poorly placed shot from a 30-06. Never has happened with any 22, 24 or 25 caliber I have used.