Originally Posted by hardcastonly

many of you guys may think I'm on drugs for saying this ,
but I have used similar loads hunting deer as I use for elk,

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hit the deer with a 358 win, 250 grain or 350 grain from a 450 marlin caliber rifle
and place it in that (X) draw a line from a-c and a second from b-d (between the letters in the deer diagram)
picture that (X) described and you'll seldom find you have any issues,
with potential tracking, or deer running more than a few steps,