I live at the end of a paved road out in the country. Folks dump off dogs and cats all the time, and I have to dispatch them.
An 80 lb dog can take quite a few shots with the 155g Winchester Silver tip doing the fastest and most deadly job on the bullets that I have tried yet.
You could pretty much count on deer running off with you never finding them on most shots.
Also, most auto's are not very accurate with the average auto shooting 4-6" groups at 25 yards on a 25 shot group shot with the aid of sand bags.
I have two Glock 40's, a Model 35 and a Model 22 and it would be a cold day in Hell before I even tried to kill a deer with one...that's just me.
If you were hunting out of a deer stand in a tree, and a doe walked right underneath you, only 12 feet underneath you, that might be a shot worth taking. For that purpose, I would use 180g Speer Gold dots that have the jacket bonded to the lead core.
