This one killed a deer and I had to fined it on the far side in the ground with a metal detector,it went through the off side shoulder about aninch away from the bone and was about 2 inches underground.[deer was about 50 ydsthe bullet is a 250 Gold Dot with 100gr 777-FF]
Now there are several different ideas on the subject but I go with amount of energy expended in the right place is important what goes into the ground on the far side of the animal is waste and has noeffect on the animal.