I've shot a LOT of Does in th' Neck and never lost One. A GOOD Buck I'm going for a 2" behind the Shoulder Lung Shot. Bust those Lungs and A Deer is EASY to track...Will probably run MAYBE 100 yards....Stand there and Suffocate. Been hunting with a .243 for over 40 years in High Ground. IF I was hunting in Swampland again with a LOT of Water I would pull out th' Vintage '06 and Bust A GOOD Deer in th' Shoulder.