I used to have a doe on some property thatbhad a hole about 30 cal. Sized that went through both ears that looked like an attempted head shot. Dad shot her with his 35 rem behind the shoulder 2 yrs later she didn't run far after that. I passed a head shot monday on sam r murphy on a doe that all she'd do is stick her head out. I wanted a better shot/bigger target beeing in the brush. I feel like hitting a head vs hitting a behind the shoulder shot are odds of a success rate of putting meat in the fridge and i like deer meat