RE: most shots taken to kill a deer?
This is really bad, but in my defense it is a deer slug I'm shooting. 3 years ago it took me 9 (that's right) shots to drop a bruiser. He was chasing a doe in heat and wouldn't leave her. She just kept bringing him back in front of me!
This year I shot 6 times at a buck before he ran off. When I got to him I found out I hit him 3 times. Again he was with a doe and wouldn't leave her.
Both shots were at 100 yards.