Exo, this is the reason I hate field hunting. When an animal gets hit, first thing they want to do is get out of the field. I have a friend that I reload for, actually he comes over and loads for himself now, and he was shooting 130gr gamekings from a 270. Sometimes he loves the bullet, other times he swears teh bullet is bad to use on whitetail. After recovering from one of his deer that ran 200 yards in a field, the inside was melted. Lots of damage. I asked him what he wanted. Of course he wants them to pile up right there on teh spot. I have shot dozens with this load, and all mine are in the heavy bush, and none have been more than 30 yards.