Mid 90's I was in an old wooden treestand on a MN river bottom and this small buck came underneath me, not sure of the distance, maybe 8-10' from the muzzle tops. I was probably 16-17. Shot him through the heart with a round ball from my CVA hawken. He ran a semicircle in the field we were by and somersaulted when he hit the woods. I knew where he laid dead but I followed his tracks to see how long it took to find blood. 50 yards or so before I saw flecks and then larger drops. It was sprayed where he tumbled into the trees. Learned from that and switched to Conicals then moved up to saboted pistol bullets. With an arrow I've shot them directly below me as well. Rifle probably closest was 30'. With a pistol I've stalked to within 12' of a bedded doe and popped her.
