Boy what a mess, Lots of stuff behind the seans here. The close hunting and all, Missed the first shot, who hit where is always a guessing game after 3 shots. Any way the way you describe it I would have given you the deer. Last I knew in Jersey the last hunter to shoot gets the deer. Altho I think I remember whoever gets the tag on first is the law.

Heard some shots and watched a Buck 8 point walking to me when I was a kid. It would have been my first buck. Walked for 200 yards or so. I was set up aiming at it and it dropped dead in front of mee at 40 yards. Some guys came buy and I showed them where He fell. If I had pulled the trigger a second sooner I would have been sure he was mine! Oh Well!! One Shot One Kill Striper Phil!!!

This was Buck shot season in Jersey long ago and there was often drives with lots of shooting and lots of missing. So It got to if you shot and got to the deer first it was yours.