I shot this 202 pound dressed 9 point back in 2013 with a Browning Gold 10 gauge using 3.5 inch 00 Buckshot. It soaked up 3 shots on the run at 40 yards..

I found that I hit it with 11 pellets when I was skinning it.

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"Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark