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I would give him a couple hours, if you jump him no telling how far he runs. Give him time, if he's not pressured he will stay there and die. Deer have a strong will to live, most people mess up by not giving them enough time.
 
I have killed a bunch with SS and sub 300 BO.

It is all shot placement and knowing what your gun will do.

Don't want to sound harsh but the gun with the correct load will do it.
Need to find that round and make the shot.

Hit me up if you want to know my round choice I load.
Not sure on the bullet design you are using.
 
I shot a doe a few years ago. I thought I made a good shot. 308 Hornady 165 SST. I gave it 30 minutes in the stand and walked down. Well she was standing 40 yards away in a thicket and took off. I decided to go back home and give her a bit. 2 hours later I came back and tracked her for 1/2 mile into another thicket. She jumped and took off. Never found her after that. There was sooooo much blood I’m surprised she still had any left. Like AverageDad
said, they have a strong will to live


I shot a doe last year with my 300 BO. First time hunting with it. Was going to be my daughter’s deer rifle but wanted to make sure everything was good. Shot her at 60 yards. Gave her an hour, tracked her with very minimal blood. I’m talking one drop every 10 yards or so. 400 yards later and found her. That was painful. I sold the gun not long after.

Hope you find yours.
 
See...when you saw him drop you should have continued to lay down suppressive fire in the area. That would keep his head down while you move to flank the deer. Thing fits 30, use 30!
 
Just go to supers. I did and will not look back. Have not had an issue since. Like deer hunting with a 22. They are not loud at all.

I had lead nose subs that did not pass through on deer and one on a coyote. Then having to shoot one 3 times did it for me.

I’m not going to spend the time and energy looking for a round for that little difference in sound.
 
I hope you find him. He looked like a nice one from what I could see. All the deer I have killed were with an 06. That and a .308 will work and is probably more forgiving when placement is not exact.
 
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I've killed (harvested would be a better term) more with subs than supers, but I'm speaking of deer.

Now, I've killed more pigs with supers than with subs and thinking back, I believe that's why I made the switch from subs to supers.

But, BUT, it was after I switched to supers that I started losing deer but harvesting pigs.

But what I can't wrap my mind around tonight is how this guy took two rounds to the boiler room and didn't have the decency to just die right there. That is, unless I all of a sudden suck at shooting at a broadside deer within 75yds and also at remembering where he was supposed to be when it was time to look for him.
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I don’t mean this to be a smart ass remark like it sounds, but are you sure you hit the deer? I might have missed it but don’t recall you mentioning you found any blood. I’ve seen sights get knocked off and deer missed closer than that. I’ve seen you shoot, so I’m confident you did your job but crazy things happen. I witnessed a guy kill a deer at 300 stepped off yards shooting offhand at the McBee reserve and later that day he couldn’t hit a target at 100 yards. His scope was off about 6-8” at 100 yards. The offhand shot that far was pure luck.
 
Hope that you find him tomorrow. While I have a couple 300 blackout rifles, I no longer use them for hunting medium sized game. Haven’t been able to put together a good bullet and velocity combination that works at all distances. Some worked better short range, others better at longer ranges. Admittly, I may have gave up on the cartridge a little to quickly.

I highly respect the opinions of @Michael458 and @RR. Michael458 uses a 100gr Raptor and RR uses the gorilla controlled chaos rounds. Both speaks highly of their choices, maybe I need to revisit the 300.
 
If the buck of a lifetime steps out I want something that will have the energy to do the job at 50 or 500 yards. So many good calibers out there. And I tell everyone to stop shooting deer behind the shoulders! Shoot them high up through the shoulders and they don't go anywhere. Heart/lung shots will kill them but generally not right then. The spine, front of the lung, main blood vessels are between the shoulder blades. Break down the front end, cut the main electrical line and they are done. ;)

Do you know anyone with a dog that likes to find things? Nothing beats a dog for looking for crippled/dead game. Sometimes the family mutt will work wonders with just a little training. It's a big fun game to them. Snap a bell on their collar if they are not barkers.

Hope you find the deer. It's a sucky job looking for a crippled animal.
 
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Downeast said:
Hope you find the deer. It's a sucky job looking for a crippled animal.
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Biggest buck I ever shot we tracked for 2 days. Never did find him. Broke the shoulder for sure so he likely ended up as coyote dinner
 
I have shot one deer with a 30-06 using 180gr soft points. That was too much, poor doe had her leg fall off when she tried to run, but she only ran about ten yards.

Next was using 300 supers (one of the deer season loads, forget which). Put it into the heart/lungs, she ran 150 yards and died in a creek. Haven't tried subs yet.

Years ago I hit a deer in the lungs, same 180gr ammo. He took off. Bright red frothy blood with hair, great blood trail until he started criss crossing a creek. Never found him. Theyre just tough
 
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Hope that you find him tomorrow. While I have a couple 300 blackout rifles, I no longer use them for hunting medium sized game. Haven’t been able to put together a good bullet and velocity combination that works at all distances. Some worked better short range, others better at longer ranges. Admittly, I may have gave up on the cartridge a little to quickly.

I highly respect the opinions of @Michael458 and @RR. Michael458 uses a 100gr Raptor and RR uses the gorilla controlled chaos rounds. Both speaks highly of their choices, maybe I need to revisit the 300.
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One correction. I use the 110 gr. Barnes Tac TX. I have some controlled chaos rounds but haven't used them on deer yet.

Never had a deer take more than a stumbling bound or two after being shot with one.
 
Good on you for your perseverance. That's a NICE buck. Happy that he didn't wind up feeding the coyotes.
Where was he hit , heart lungs belly
 
Most of mine are close and are neck shots. Can’t recall having to track one since I’ve switched.
 
We've killed 12-15 with the 110gr Barnes rounds. Most have gotten at least one shoulder, and all have exited.
 
kcult said:
I keep hearing that's good stuff.

Any of you guys that are using this, are you getting pass throughs? I think that's the issue with what I'm using. Of the few deer that I've shot with either 115gr or (now) 125gr supers, I've gotten no blood.
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Every time.
 
It's about more than bullet weight and velocity.

That Barnes bullet is engineered to expand reliably in a spiral pattern. It spins like a broadhead as it is passing through tissue and dumps nearly every available ft lb of energy into the animal. The wound tracks I've cut open are nothing short of devastating.

Small entry. Slightly larger exit. Between the two is shredded chaos.
 
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I've shot deer with the Hornady 110 gr VMAX at the same velocity.

While I've never got a passthrough with the vmax I've also never lost a deer to it. The handful I've killed with it have just laid down and died.

BUT.... It's a very different wound track. The bullet fragments and sheds jacket throughout. The core usually ends up in the offside ribs or just under the hide.

The Barnes does a much better job.
 
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