Up until this year I have never had to track a deer more than 50 yards. I shot a nice 8 point buck this year with my ML, 100gr 777, 295gr slug and he ran approx 300 yards before piling up in a creekbed. The only reason he ran that far was poor shot placement. I hit him just behind the shoulder just above center, right where I was aiming. Unfortunately I failed to account for how high up I was and the slug ended up stopping between the ribcage and skin almost at the bottom of the chest wall. It was a very sharp downward angle which caused no major organ damage, just a lot of shock damage and profuse bleeding. In other words, he blead to death. Fortunately we found him the next morning and he was in good condition but I will tell you what, I learned a valuable lesson about shot placement and taking into account all of the variables around me before pulling the trigger.

Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep Sat. night![:@]