ORIGINAL: YooperMike

Tough to call on that one. If that deer dropped at the shot, his body is going to look way different than it does right there. All the loose skin is going to go up, thereby potentially giving a false impression of where the hit was, versus where the holes actually ended up on the relaxed animal.

I'm not shooting that deer either, Rob. He looks pretty good, and yes he may die, but i'm burning a buck tag on him, with no obvious ailments at this point. Since the wound is so fresh, it is going to look potentially worse. Pat Reeve's buck is a perfect example of a shot that I would have bet the farm was lethal, but merely rode the ribcage and never entered the cavity.