Originally Posted by Ridge Runner

The frontal shot is deadly no doubt if you do your part, but if the bullet goes above the heart, between the lungs, through the liver the deer is dead no doubt, however, more than likely the deer 1) will make the 60-100 death dash, and 2) he has 1 bullet hole in the front, on the death sprint centifrugal force will hold the blood in the rear of the chest cavity 3) most of the time the deer will be shot quartering to so the bullet will more than likely be lodged in the ham keeping the blood trail down to a minimum.
a dead deer doesn't mean much if you can't find it.
RR