The relativereported that there were 5 deer passing through, all does, so he decided to shoot the largest at fairly close range. The240 grain saboted bullet passed through not just one deer, but through 2 deer to kill the third. (from articap)

Hey Jaybe,

It appears that the hunter knew that there were 5 does. I would say that the guy was stupid because he knew what he was doing, maybe not the results but, there were 5 Deer and "he decided to shoot the largest"