First off, very nice late season buck!!!! Congrats!!!

I guess, I will be the one. I see everyone give it to SST's for no blood, and then finding the deer 50-60 yards away. Which it seems happened in this instance as well.

Where did you connect on the first shot? Was you high (the shot, not you)? You done a very good job cleaning the deer up but, it looks like a hole maybe right behind the front shoulder about 6-8" up, Is this the second shot?

I am curious to these answers as I am thinking of moving to a premium bullet for next year but, I have had great terminal results with the SST's and PT golds. It seems if you had not seen the buck go down and darkness set in, you may have had a hard time finding it.

I know the end result was the bullet done its job and the buck died but, i am one that says any bullet will do that, even penciling thru puts a hole thru whatever your shooting. Hopefully it is the heart and lungs and they will not go far.