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shooting for the base of the tail to break the spine and disable the animal until he could make a killing shot.
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I have had the misfortune of helping my 16yo nephew field dress a mule deer that was hit in the "base of the tail" with a .270 WIN from about 100 yards..... what a stinking mess that was. It was not intentional, but if it had been, I'd have made him gut it his ownself.
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Sounds like a frontal head shot, with a slight mis-judgment of distance. (A little more drop than anticipated, or a shaky hunter. ...It happens.)
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.) ....... so he's taking shots at a tiny, bone covered target, when an error in placement of a couple of inches can leave the animal to die slowly ..... he got lucky once...... meh...