Deer & Deer Hunting

UP IN SMOKE AND LOOKING FOR CLUES

A Deer & Deer Hunting reader recently posed a scenario that had him perplexed. He shot a doe with his muzzleloader at 70 yards. The hit was a bit forward in the chest, passing through the lungs, yet produced only a scant blood trail. Fortunately, he recovered the doe with a last-ditch body search.

His was an experience many muzzleloader hunters are familiar with and

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