Skeeter, when I came across this buck he was facing me and with a little time turned so it was 1/4 to. He had no idea were I was when I pulled the trigger and trotted off along the edge of the bush after the shot. I just waited patiently until he dropped. Learnt this a long time ago not to rush in pursuit of the game after the shot. I went to the area where he was standing when I pulled the trigger and was surprised I couldn’t fin any blood. We had no snow so the tracking would have been a challenge but I was able to see him from the time he dropped.

After gutting him I examined the results of the of the shot. I had partially hit his liver and one lung. I had also clipped his stomach but the damage was minimal. Looking at the entrance wound, it was very small and I had also just clipped one rib with no exit wound. Although I tried, I couldn’t find the bullet or any part of it. This is my second season with the 140 gr. Accubonds for my 270 WSM and 7 mm-08. I’m heading out this morning and will see if I get better results if I have the chance but I may consider TSX for next season...