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friend of mine in PENN was still hunting several years ago and a 4 point took off at his feet from a brush pile probably 5 feet in front of him. He shot from the hip and killed it. At first he thought he had gut shot it, but the bullet stuck the deer in the back of the neck. I believe he was using a 30-30 WIN