Got my Bull Moose this year. One shot at 42 paces. Dead center lung shot, and absolutely no blood trail! The load was Federal's 300 gr .375 H&H mag, the bullet completely penetrated and left a silver dollar sized exit wound. Funny thing was there was no blood trail until about 15 feet from the fallen bull. (He ran about 50 yards from where I hit him) The majority of any blood was from his nose and mouth. Lesson learned, don't assume you missed if there isn't a clear blood trail. Other than a .416 or .45 cal I can't think of anything that might make a bigger hole. Near as I can tell the loose thick hide slipped over the exit wound and kept the majority of the blood on the inside of the hide. Now off to hunt White Tail and Mule deer.
