Mine was an almost identical scenario as Cayugad's, but I was using a T/C Hawken .45 Flint with 70gr of 3f Black and a T/C Maxi-ball. The deer was about 10-12 feet from the muzzle....BPS

With a muzzy, about 25 yards from a treestand. 10 point buck, 185 grain Lehigh on top of 80 grains T7. After the shot, the trotted towards me, stopped right under my tree and fell over. With a bow, about 4 yards away (it was actually in the same treestand).

From my deer stand; 20 feet in the vertical and 3 feet in the horizontal. It was kinda' uncomfortable position to shoot from; heavy coat was bunching up around my shoulder. Pulled the trigger, then bang, then flop!

10 yards with muzzleloader, on the ground.

A lot of really close encounters. Some quite amusing. And something they we will probably never forget.