I agree with BowHunterCop. The definition of an ideal hunting bullet is it causes maximum tissue damage and completely depletes its energy into the target, just short of complete penetration.

I've started 4 kids deerhunting with the same 20 gauge and shooting Lightfield 20 ga. slugs. They've taken 9 deer total. I can't recall any passthroughs, but, I recall each deer fell within 60 yds of being shot. These little slugs have manageable recoil for young shooters and extremely accurate.