Originally Posted by Ridge Runner

Every one I ever shot at beyond 500 yards that ran were hit in the lungs, the couple bad hits I have made, they never ran at all, take a few steps and lay down.

Originally Posted by Nomercy448

Without a doubt. The same “phenomenon” is observed when hunting with suppressors. Even shooting super-sonic ammunition with considerable blast, game often simply doesn’t realize the source of the sound, or maybe not even realize there was any sound made other than the sound of the bullet hitting their body (pretty common to hear the fleshy “thwap” of the bullet impact), so they might trot or stagger in any direction at all, and be alerted, but not alarmed.

Considering that bullet is arriving at 1300yrds a full 2 seconds before the sound of its report, the deer already has more pressing matters on its mind by the time it hears the blast of the rifle.

If you’ve never worked long range butts, it can be a bit disorienting when you hear the whiz and whap of the bullets incoming and impacting the targets before you hear the blast following along behind it. It really gives perspective to the fact bullets really are flying faster than the speed of sound when you’re on that end, with enough flight time for the two to noticeably separate.