mattman77

I was surprised he walked. I went with a 180 round because I mostly hunt wooded/ brushy areas.

Yeah, the strange thing is that it is on the entry side. Definitely 4 holes real close together. I thought it was weird and wanted to see if anyone else has had that happen.

I am thinking some type of fragmentation occured. Hopefully the processor will have noticed when I go to pick him up.

I do not believe they are gore holes. They were very small, about the size of a .22. It had to be related to the shot that I made, a couple holes almost touching.

All the holes were very fresh and in the vitals. all within 2 inches. I do not think he was hit before I shot him. I took him to a processor so they might have a better clue. I just thought it was really odd.

Hey guys, I have hunted as much as possible the last few weeks, not seeing any bucks in region 6. I bought a used ruger mark2 lh 30-06 over the summer and got permission to go further back into the swamp by my place yesterday, the 11th. I got into my spot a little before 7. I had a doe and fawn come in a few minutes after sitting and they were acting very nervous. A few minutes later, a nice 8 came in rubbing and grunting. He came in at about 30 yards walking, with some light brush (a few small sapplings) in between him and I. I found an opening and shot. He walked like nothing happened. I found another opening about 40 yards out, shot again. He still kept walking away, nose up in the air. He got to about 50 yards and the tail started wagging, I then saw him go down. Upon closer inspection, I noticed 4 entry holes very close together with one exit in the opposite side. I am guessing that one of the shots hit a twig or something and broke apart before hitting him. It was my first time hunting with a rifle and I was actually not very impressed with what happened, I grew up in 8g (shotgun). I was using federal premium 30-06 180gr (blue box). Have any of you guys seen this before? Should I switch to a different round? Thanks, Matt