shortest shot on a deer

[M.T. Pockets]

My home area is a slug zone. It is a 2 day free for all. Most hunting is done from well placed stands. I like to be in position for about a 30-40 yard shot. Over the years I've shot several deer within 10 yards. I've had to get out of the way of running deer and had a buddy get run into by a doe one year while hunting in a cornfield. Lots of strange stories over the years about close calls with running deer.

Like Classic mentioned about knockdown power, I've seen 100 lb. deer take a 12 ga slug in the ribs at 10 yards and after the hair flies all over, the deer runs away like nothing happened. This is a round a lot of folks in Alaska use for bear protection. Amazing.