the thing i found out...or at least for myself is that the higher caliber guns dont have much KE(kenetic energy) especially at close range, they just blow right through the deer...
These are deer camp wives' tales. By definition the higher caliber guns have more kinetic energy and even MORE at close range.
Blowing through the deer is a myth, too. The more power, the more hydrostatic shock and the more bullet expansion. The only way to "blow through the deer" would be with a slower moving solid.