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Headshots are the only way to properly euthanize injured game animals. That is what I teach our officers. Tired of reading reports that state "I fired 3 rounds of issued buckshot to dispatch the crippled raccoon"...

As far as the thread goes, VAnimrod said it best.

I usually carry a Glock when hunting because I am always carrying a Glock. May try to set up a super short range doe shot and trumpet the results, however.

I believe writer and former Army gun Chuck Taylor has killed several deer with a Glock 17. Just ain't a good idea for most folks.

Have personally zapped a big feral tomcat right in the chest at less than 7 yards with a Colt GM; had a quail in its mouth and no tag...Saw blood coming out of the hole.

It ran off into the woods and I could not find it on our 40 acres.

Unlike most people, animals don't know they are supposed to lay down and quit when shot.