Proof that the .243 has knockdown power

Took this deer in South Texas with my .243 Winchester at 111 yards.

[@joshradford1989]

Fun fact. The .243 win has almost the same case capacity as the magical 6.5 creedmoor. I run a hotter charge in my Sons 243 than my wife’s 6.5 cm. Ballistic prove more velocity and only slightly lighter bullet. 243 all the way.

[@joshradford1989]

@@jordandesjardins9330 and please tell me some proof that the 6.5 cm is superior I’ll wait.

[@jordandesjardins9330]

@@joshradford1989 well 243 great cartridge and to be honest I shouldn’t had said the comment I wasn’t trying to be rude I just saying a prefer a 6.5c m

[@jordandesjardins9330]

@@joshradford1989 well some of the reason I think the 6.5 is good because you can get as low I 90 grain to use for wolves coyetes and then 156 grain that can take down a moose and the cm is a flatter shooting cartridge then some others and it’s long aerodynamic bullets retains more energy.

[@joshradford1989]

@@jordandesjardins9330 I can complete agree with that only because the factory built 243’s typically come in 1:10 twist barrels and factory ammo stop at around 100 gr. But a custom 243 with a 1:7.5 twist barrel with 20thousands free bore and I promise it will shoot the same bullets as the 6.5 faster. Now with that being said I understand it’s not apples to apples but the shoulder angle and case capacity are more ideal for velocity

[@jordandesjardins]

243 is a great cartridge but it’s not all ways about FPS

[@gameoveroutdoorstv8613]

Dad bought me a compact .243 when I was 10 years old....still using it today! Truly couldn't tell you how many deer it's dropped just like this. Can't best em!

[@HALWG51]

243 and 7mm-08. Two wonderful deer cartridges.

[@SouthernJaeger]

I completely agree

[@illbfrank]

Less recoil means better placement for most shooters. Placement is where it's at!

[@syb_z3569]

Folded him like a lawn chair😳

[@kurtwpg]

I wouldn't trade my 7mm08 for anything, but would like to also have a .243

[@kimwilliams9062]

Love my 7mm08

[@kenworthNH]

Great cartridge. I just ordered a 700 in .243. I can see a 7mm 08 in the future

[@myronriggs9613]

Great shooting, the 243 is perfect deer cartridge

[@jordandesjardins9330]

Idk a good deer cartridge I would step it up to a 25-06

[@juliantamez5194]

@@jordandesjardins9330 243 is perfect for deer I killed a nice Muley 2 years ago with my Remington didn’t even run 10 yards

[@jordandesjardins]

@@juliantamez5194 u are right,but the deer are a lot bigger up here

[@juliantamez5194]

@@jordandesjardins well my muley was 256 pounds 5x4 and an 80 grain barnes tipped tsx passed clean thru him at 230 yards! I’ve seen my uncle kill full size bull elk with them the 243 I think shot placement matters too but they have 100 grain bullets for them

[@jordandesjardins]

@@juliantamez5194 nice buck buddy

[@kokenhammer]

Back in the early 1980's I regularly shot deer at 300m+ from a standing position, and none ran away, using a .243 with Factory 100gn PMC ammo, Sako A2 rifle.

[@joemarchinski7798]

I have 1992 ruger m77 rs in 270 winchester..great gun ..many deer... whatever caliber you have put the shot where it needs to be...all are effective

[@johnmead8437]

Some far better than others. Having a good run with a particular size isn't the same as shooting a few hundred that you want to get when they aren't posing. The best calibres are usually found in professional hunters gun racks, and are often remarkably consistent for the target species and situation.

[@jamesgardner395]

I’ve shot near a dozen deer with my 243. Never had any of them go more than 20yds. With that said I tagged out this year in NY. 2 doe and 1 buck. Hit all them with my 223 just as effective. 2 of them dropped in there tracks and the buck ran maybe 40 yds before he perished. If you shoot them where your supposed to they won’t go far.

[@TheSamplebridge]

Just shot a 3 year old big buck with my 243. Ran about 20 yards and fell over. Only problem I see with 243 is it really tears them up inside.

[@954RR_]

Love the commentary!!! I dropped a spike with my .243 2 hours ago here in NC!!!

[@J-Ball]

Why shoot a little spike though? Not trying to be rude just saying it's kind of frowned on where I'm from.

[@michaels9034]

@@J-Ball why not? You can't eat horns. Meat is meat.

[@shitsngiggles8371]

@@J-Ball all hes ever gonna be is a buck

[@gregcollins9723]

Kind of frowned on to trophy hunt where I'm from...we value all deer, not just ones with trophy racks.😉

[@Bigfish1day]

@@J-Ball Some of us hunt for food, not trophies.

[@garyjones6288]

I'm 64 and have used a .243 exclusively for the last 25 years, have killed 40 deer with it, most DRT, lost only one--my fault not the caliber--shot near dark through high grass on a fast walking deer. I do most of my shooting off hand and can easily beat other hunters at the range shooting off hand with their 30-06, 270's and other overkill calibers.

[@tomslongguns443]

243 great round, finally got one last year, drop deer with it first shot.

[@littledemon2740]

That was a clean kill sir. Job well done.

[@marklallement2436]

All about shot placement and practice, good shot!

[@aguy7039]

You crack me up. Mississippi boy! lol I just bought a .243, my buddy had one and after shooting it I decided to get one. You rock fella!

[@rustyshackleford6789]

Kiam Kiam, I am a smaller Man 5 5 + 150 lb buying my first deer rifle how did you like it?

[@thedodob1rd]

jimmy pesto I'm about the same size. ( a bit taller and maybe 5 pounds more. Much younger tho) and hell. You could handle a 270. Its in between the 308 and 243 for recoil and power. And if you are comfortable for "higher kicking" I would go for 308. But for low recoil and higher stopping power. 270.

[@johnmead8437]

@@thedodob1rd Check the relative case sizes for recoil and shooter comfort, and the .308 is every bit as an effective killer at any range, although without the very flat trajectory and overpowered close range issues Recoil-shyness is an individual thing irrespective of size, & .308 is nicer to shoot than the long cartridges.

[@theone031]

243 right in the heart there is no surviving

[@cugir321]

That wasn't a heart shot......that was a neck shot....they'll drop like that with a 22 cal.

[@calebchristensen900]

All this proves honestly is that the man is accurate. that being said , good shot man!!

[@angelaprater2679]

And the 243 will work Avery flat shoot sweet rifle and unbelieveable long range. A girl on KZbin was shooting eggs at 1400 yrds only miss 1 came back got it. Respect is noted. By the way that girl hit each shot. 6 eggs on board setting up.

[@baobo67]

Right, Nice shot. Don,t know what he is crowing about .243, a 22-250 could have done it too. Having said that the 243 is a great round. There are dozens of 6mm around now but the 243 would the one I would get if I was getting one.

[@williesumlin7892]

That's how we do it in the Sip, lay'em down fry'em up. Great shot, graveyard dead. Keep it.

[@albertledesma5173]

Nice! Straight up put the smack down on that little buck!

[@countrykang8]

Albert Ledesma Thanks!

[@shawnbeck2303]

A shot perfectly placed. Will knock em' down everytime. When I was 16. I saw to men murdered with a .22 caliber rifle. One was shot 6 times. The other 7 times. Dropped right where they stood. They never messed with that man again. They had a tire tool and a breaker bar in their hands. He got off on self defense. That's when I learned about shot placement. A .22 is a killing round. All the way up to the 223 round. Shawn.

[@fjb4932]

"They had a tire tool and a breaker bar in their hands." In other words: armed and dangerous X two of them. So NO, it wasn't "murder", but Was Self Defense. There IS a difference ...

[@shawnbeck2303]

@@fjb4932 Yes, It was called murder till he was acquitted of the killings. On self defense! Your absolutely correct. Shawn.

[@grumpygnome9316]

Its usually all about how good the nut is behind the bolt.

[@stanleyspurgeon5339]

What you just witnessed was a high velocity round hitting A target it’s called Hydro shock basically any cartridges shoot over 3000 ft.per sec will do that my 25.06 is extreme doing it

[@devinb3397]

Not necessarily. If you hit the spine with a .22 cal at 1000fps they still drop. Hydro shock can still happen if you high right next to the spine and the shock damages it. Can’t tell from this vid though

[@AtomicDiesel4100]

Great shot CK. Love my 243!

[@warrenosborne1748]

Damn big dog what grain you use? I got rem 700 243 bdl great ass gun, everybody hates on it saying it's underpowered I guess they can't hit shit with their 270s and 300 winmags

[@jumpy5064]

I prefer the .260 or the 6.5

[@countrykang8]

Federal 100 grain

[@jordandesjardins9330]

@@jumpy5064 same dude 6.5 cm is op

[@ghalgren]

My son and I have a .243 that is 19 shots for 19 animals. 8 Antelopes, 7 Mule Deer, and 4 cow elk. Perfect for well placed shots.

[@IBEYEBALLINU2]

WELCOME TO THE LONE STAR STATE......that's how we roll !

[@quentinestridge8480]

Carolina too

[@steve-o254]

just picked up my first .243

[@clownworld7763]

I love how people claim a 243 is a weak round. That fucker has velocity for days. Deer are not that hard to kill.

[@devinb3397]

It’s definitely weak compared to the bigger cals though. I own a 243 and it’s all about shot placement and bullet choice. You get idiots choosing a varmint or light projectile and then taking a hard quartering shot and the bullet never reaches the vitals that’s the problem. With the big cals you definitely have more room for error. But you can always run barnes in the 243, but I never would

[@jordandesjardins9330]

Hey bud wait until yea see a big bull elk or moose while your deer hunting 243 won’t do it

[@clownworld7763]

@@jordandesjardins9330 yet it has time and time again. Yes the margin of error is lower but by no means impossible.

[@jordandesjardins9330]

@@clownworld7763 You are right a 243 will take down a elk or moose with right shot placement but I just think it’s not right that the animal would surfer a lot if you didn’t hit it in the lungs or heart

[@jordandesjardins9330]

@@clownworld7763 I’m not going to argue with you man I respect opinion have a nice day

[@tomthumb3584]

I've killed quite a few deer with a 243 with a 110 grain bullet an also a 95 grain ballistic tip.

[@Stuntmantoo]

Nice placement! Looking for ballistic results on .243 for an idea for ammunition buying for this years hunt and ran across your video. My son doesn't head shoot em, and he blows rib bone out the other side with a Remington 100 grain Core Lokt. My first rifle is a .243 Remington Model 788 (look it up). Remington stopped making it because it is a never die, tack driver. Vortex, trigger job, and a sling is all I have done to it. My son has claimed it, when he moves out I'll be left with only my .308 Savage Axis. Down here in Texas, a .243 is all you need. 100 grain Remington Core Lokt round will plow right through the shoulder bone of a medium hog at 100 yds. I can sell, this almost 40 year old rifle, for over 400 bucks what I paid for it. When he gets it, terms is that he never sells it. Though he will be allowed to sell it back to me for 150 buck original price.

[@minerblue9641]

Am writing this on March 2021. It sure is amazing how things can change in one short year! I better explain myself. I went to a gun smith that had rifles foe sale. He wanted to sell me an old beat up Remington 700 for $700.oo.

[@johnmead8437]

Heaviest projectiles accurate in the individual rifle make a difference with light calibres like 243. And slower kill better, inertia over splat. Recall about 2600 fps behind 105-110 gr was ok in the 243. 80gr in a BLR are noticably light, but needed as heavier ones are inaccurate due to rifling twist vs projectile length

[@Tikkarifle]

Hello from the Uk. I don't understand the negative comments. You pulled off a great shot. I don't know how dead some people want it to be. If you heart or lung shot that same animal I am sure in many cases, it would have a run a bit. Thanks for the video with such a clean shot.

[@williamlalonde6426]

God bless Texas !

[@kennethgrimes5494]

Great shot my brother,i have a Mossberg Patriot 1957 model chambered in 243 it was given to me by my father and i call it ole 2 step because after the crack of the muzzel thats all these big old Illinois bucks take and they 8 out of 10 times lay down after that .I must say that they are very accurate in shot placement.way to go and thanks for sharing.

[@dereksteele2284]

Hunting with 243 in Illinois?

[@km6731]

im not sure the final hit spot, but deer can react that way, gather there haunches and walk away. Im thankful you had a vital hit.

[@williamkumpf2682]

ACUALLY, EVERY SHOT I EVER PLACED WITH MY 243 CAUSED BIG 4 TO 5 INCH EXIT HOLES. YOU BECOME A BETTER SHOT PLACEMENT EXPERT WITH A 243.

[@johnmead8437]

@@williamkumpf2682 OK for those recoil shy flinchers. Not for those shooting something of any size or that isn't posing to be shot. They are OK in good situations and to shoot, but have limitations the weekend expert overlooks.

[@donkeziah2564]

Anyone that believes a .243 Winchester cartridge chamber rifle will not effectively kill a white tailed deer has his head where the sun can't shine!!! I have a Remington 700 youth model with a cheap 4x12 scope mounted that a record of 5 for 6 shots with 4 different people operating the rifle feeding it with the cheapest Winchester 100 grain projectiles from Wal-mart. Longest distance was over 200 yards and the shortest distance was about 25 yards. 4 bucks and 1 doe. The doe took 2 shots, second was to put her out of misery due to the 1st shot was a high lung shot. Bucks went down with 1 shout with no tracking required.

[@ozcampnhuntdan7858]

Now thats we we call in Oz a slappage - great shot and ammo choice !

[@brianlee6849]

Oh yeah! Shoulder shot does it every time. 🤠

[@ohzimm5459]

I’ve taken 11 deer in the past 3 years. 9 out of 11 have dropped dead in their tracks. Range is between 90-185 yards. Shooting 100grain Remington bullets. Some of my buddies have 7mm, .270, 30-06, etc. shooting 150grain or what have you, and still have the deer run off 50,100, and so forth yards. At the end of the day, if you know proper shot placement on an animal, you have nothing to worry about. By the way, I’m not a hunter who takes neck, spine, or head shots.

[@johnmead8437]

Once 110 deer have been shot the statistics will be more robust & not possibly just a good or lucky run. The loss rate should reverse at 200m+ with the calibres mentioned. Heavier calibres have more leeway for error and difficult situations. What many don't accept is some are overpowered especially at close range, or too powerful for the shooter to use accurately. .243's are underpowered for large animals, still nice to shoot select shots with.

[@devinb3397]

@@johnmead8437 I agree. Some people shouldn’t be using 243’s because they don’t understand the limitations. A 243 does not penetrate very far with most store bought ammo, if you hit a hard quartering shot by the time the projectile hits the vitals it’s not doing much damage and it probably won’t exit. Meaning lots of people lose deer. So it’s really not the cartridge that’s a problem it’s the users. I like my 243 and know it’ll put deer down but I’m not stupid enough to shoot a buck up the ass. With my 7mm rem mag and mono projectiles I can shoot through an elephant though and take a lot more shots

[@ronws2007]

A country boy can survive. Nice shot. I hunt the Caddo National Grasslands WMA in the Bois D'Arc section near the Red River but I did not get anything this season, not even a feral hog after the end of deer season. Where I hunt is so heavily wooded that shots are more likely to be 40 to 50 yards or less. But so overgrown. So, I bring a backpack with a hoist and gambrel because I will need to skin and quarter to get the harvest out of there. The closest I got to venison was some from a colleague in business. And Kountry Boy Pork and Venison Sausage. My wife grew around there and also, Chapel Hill sausage, which is made not too far from that.

[@robertstewart7856]

Hunted deer many years with 243 never lost a deer head or neck they go nowhere and I have shot deer 300 yrds +

[@pigslayer106]

I was gonna say that looks like my ranch, next to devine/charlotte tx. gotta love them south texas sinderos full of game. NICE SHOT

[@edwardsadler6003]

Usually a shoulder shot will drop them just like that, when in doubt take the shoulder out, I've never lost a deer since I started placing the shot on the shoulder, they all drop just like that, I don't have to track deer anymore with the shoulder shot.

[@johnmead8437]

Not all of them, & big ones in particular with light calibres

[@MichaelWilson-xj4wz]

Nice shot. You don't need a cannon, just need to get the bullet in the pump house!

[@juliusjames5577]

Good job Bubba.

[@evanfoster2435]

I hit a buck dead on in the lungs bout 150 yards away and i tracked son of a bitch 2 miles

[@eskimo1000]

Damn Franklin, nice shot! 👍

[@conanehlert1835]

Shot placement is the key

[@drakekutter8648]

Nice clean kill, great shot

[@wala3o]

That deer was still kicking at 2 minutes something lol. I’ll stick with my 30-06. I have the same rifle as you in 30-06.

[@mtthwpnn]

Nice shot man, very clean

[@trapperwoody7501]

Been shooting a .243 since 1992. I used a .30-06 before 1992. Tossed the 30-06 after the first 3 Deer shot with the.243 and have not looked back!! Furthest killed deer was 425 yards using an 80grain ballistic tip Hornady round in 2001! No the .243 is not a Small Wimpy round!!! I know many of Pennsylvania guys that tossed their 7 mags, 300 Weatherbies and all those other big mega Magnums and bought a .243 and would not trade it for any other Magnum Calibers!

[@johnmead8437]

Possibly the biggest stag encountered was shot in the chest at under 50m with a .243 by a competent hunter and never seen again. Under-gunned (it was sold the next day). It was hard to watch, and tracked it for about 400m with no sign of surrender. The long calibres can also be over-gunned ad close range on light animals.

[@pablosuarez4592]

OUTSTANDING!!!

[@drakekutter8648]

Nice clean shot

[@randlerichardson5826]

I like the 243. I bought a Taurus single shot off one of my friends I like it. My 8 year old nephew has claimed it though. It’s short youth model.

[@dickblackbeard5752]

Nice shot, nice harvest.

[@williammawk1720]

Nice little yearling whitetail, looks like about 80 lbs. He'll make some good eating. I recently bought a 243 but haven't shot anything with it yet except some targets and a couple rocks up on a hill. Congrats and good shooting.

[@gunman-6646]

Dang, that was awesome!

[@devinb3397]

I can tell you right now knockdown power on deer is a myth.. over here in Australia ive shot 2 dozen fallow and sambar deer with a 243, 270, 308 and 7mm rem mag. If you hit spine or head they’re down no matter the cal. If you hit behind the shoulder it all depends on the deer. I shot a small fallow with my 7mm and blew a 6 inch hole out of it and it still ran like nothing happen even . Meanwhile with the 243 if you hit near the spine they drop. I still use the 243 and trust it if I can make a good shot. There’s nothing wrong with the 243 or small cals. You just have to know your limitations. With the 7mm rem mag and a monolithic 140gr at 3200fps, I can take hard quartering or completely front or rear on shots because the bullet goes a long long way and does lots of damage. I’d never take those shots with a 243. If they’re dead broadside or ive got a headshot the 243 works perfectly fine

[@pahuntnut]

its not the ammo but the placement. if you use a high shoulder shot it will drop them in their tracks not matter what caliber you use. if the deer was hit in the lungs or heart it would have taken off running. still would have died but just not in its tracks.

[@rogereric357]

Yep , dropped an axis doe in its tracks with a 6mm hit in high shoulder spine

[@ramseycattn5941]

It may or may not run with a heart or lung shot. You just can't predict for sure. I've double lunged deer that have run 50 yards, and I've done the same and it was instant lights out, DRT. Seen it both ways multiple times. The funny thing about terminal ballistics is that it's almost impossible to predict exactly what will happen.

[@johnmead8437]

@@ramseycattn5941 Plenty of apparent experts have shot relatively few animals or used multiple calibres effectively in field situations

[@8988coda]

Any caliber will do the job if you have all the stars aligned simple

[@davidcraft4909]

You should have let that one go. He looked too friendly and I think he was looking at you like he wanted to come check you out.

[@georgerucker9263]

Its no such thing as knock down power. Its all about shot placement. Good shooting young man

[@georgerucker9263]

@@tun0fun have u ever hunted anything? I have killed more deer with a 22 magnum than i have with all my other guns combined. Its only 2200 fps never had to track one. 30grain bullet weight. Again there is no such thing as knock down power

[@minerblue9641]

Well, uhh. The 243 Win. has knockdown POWER.

[@johncee853]

@@georgerucker9263 really??? Go elephant hunting. You'll need something with more KNOCKDOWN POWER.

[@johncee853]

@@minerblue9641 dudes clueless.

[@dereksteele2284]

@@georgerucker9263 yes, there's such thing as knock down power

[@lbbradley55]

If you have had a problem with Deer running off with a 243 then shoot the Ballistic Tips ! They won't go 10 YARDS...! the only problem with them would be if you hit a limb or twig in-between you and the Deer ! But that's true with any Hyper round.!

[@datbigboi2005]

I lowkey jumped when he shot it

[@hazcat640]

100 yards, OK pretty much any cartridge including a .223 55 grain will do it.

[@williamrmcintosh4343]

I dunno, man...that looks more like a chihuahua with big ears to me...you don't need no 243...just get a treinta-treinta and stroke it !

[@robertwolfe2971]

He would be like rudolph.

[@Jeremy.r97]

I know how much power the .243 has. I shot a doe probably bigger than that spike, and shot her through the heart, and she never left her tracks.

[@ozarksfarmerhansen8782]

A 222 has knock down power if hit in the right place at the right angle at the right time at this 75 yards.

[@johnkaraphillis754]

Good shot!

[@philippefrater2000]

What kind of weight of bullets? I shoot 100/105 grs... 🖖🏻😎🇫🇷😎🇫🇷🖖🏻

[@MrHiggsrocks]

My wife has the Model 70 Compact in 243 and you couldn’t pry it from her hands.

[@gregsmith7828]

i would have let the yearling walk and wait for his grandpa

[@chucklucas8747]

The military should have used this cal instead of .223

[@aprilmartin878]

Buddy you broke his back

[@aprilmartin878]

@Missagan I saw the impact of the round it was high on the shoulder about hafe way up tords the back because know because that's were I shot them

[@robertfranqui6487]

spine shot. a 22 would do that. Good kill. I like good fast clean kills, never take running shots anymore.

[@johnmead8437]

@Missagan Some who have shot many more understand it works in favorable situations. And they aren't always favorable, which is why a .308 etc will always be better if the shooter can handle it

[@fallenpatriot7917]

I love the 243 and 6mm. I've killed many deer and a couple pronghorn and it can drop deer in their tracks but honestly this video doesn't prove anything. Nice deer and good shot though!

[@28ebdh3udnav]

Its proves the .243 is underrated. For example, some people still think that a 30 30 cant take down a deer...

[@thomasyoyotutorials1923]

Nice shot!

[@patrickjanes8890]

Nice shot

[@goldfinger379]

I love my .243. However, Texas deer are half the size of deer up north. Plus, it's a yearling. A .22 mag would have done that. Lol

[@midwest4444]

Nice shot brother!

[@Strutingeagle]

You knocked that monster buck down right there. Are you sure you wasn't shootin a 338 remington ultra mag? Put the clobber on him real good like. Thats how to roll!!! What it is man.

[@jamiesloan5902]

Strutingeagle Word......... lol

[@TrashDaddy1]

Where’d u hit him man it looked like you absolutely dombed him

[@xzqzq]

Have never shot a .243, but would love to try it.

[@williamkumpf2682]

SHOT LOTS OF DEER WITH MY 243, VERY DEADLY ROUND.

[@wildrangeringreen]

I've never understood why anyone would reasonably question that, especially when you compare it to the ballistics of a .40 round ball lol. That'll work, but you can only go up from there lol

[@Motorpig251]

Dropping a deer in its tracks is about shot placement, not bullet energy. No such thing as "knockdown power."

[@proudamerican3210]

Whoever said 243 doesn’t have knock down power

[@johnmead8437]

Anyone who has lost a few when perfect shots are not on offer and achieved. A .22 does if hit in the right place. It's the failures that count, and there is no substitute for calibre at the right speed (not always the fastest speed)

[@camel7355]

Anchored on the spot. Nice. What load did you use?

[@countrykang8]

I was shooting Federal Power-Shok 100-grain.

[@inupik23]

I guess you don’t need anything fancy huh? Nice shot!

[@camel7355]

@@inupik23 not for 100 yards

[@inupik23]

I shoot the 100 grain Hornady Interlock btsp in my Savage. Super accurate.

[@outdoorrn2980]

Phhht....south Texas scrub deer.....lucky if any deer down there weighs more than 135 lbs with the guts in.

[@aprilmartin878]

No spine no walk

[@Plainsimple67]

THAT'S A DEER, ANYTHING WILL KNOCK IT DOWN

[@stephenaddair]

I had i Remington 742 in 243 and I killed several bucks with it and they all went down with 1 shot

[@northwesternflyways5126]

.... Should have let the little buck grow a couple of seasons

[@danielwood2459]

nice shot bro

[@r.perry7]

Hit the backbone that’s why it fell

[@danrumer5695]

I have killed more deer than I can count and I am not exaggerating. In Ohio Mississippi. And other states. I killed most with 12 gage slug. I have shot huge bucks, never took a step. Shot others tracked forever. Shot all behind the front leg . Attempting heart shots. Found some quarter mile away . When gutted heart was completely decinagrated. You never know with these creatures. That's why I love them so much.

[@dodochicken733]

I got my second deer last weekend and I used a .243 I hit it low because I was shacking And almost gut shot it but it dropped dead