I walked in to an area that I have seen buck activity before and sat overlooking low area with a stream running through it.
Around 10 am just about to give it up and call it a day I saw a buck passing around 100 yards in the brush. I tried to stop him with a mouth grunt but he was turning toward the stream which would be the property line.
I saw his head go through an opening and shot has his body entered. He jumped and ran toward me to around 40 yards and cut back towards where he came from. I shot again and tried to lever the gun and jambed my glove in the bolt hammer area (that was a first).
I felt good about the first shot but the second shot I worried I didn't lead enough.
Well he ran away where I could see bits of him for 150 yards or so and jumped a wall.His tail was clamped down hard but he never seemed to weaken.
I gave him an hour and checked for evidence. My first shot hit him under the brisket about 2" up from the bottom.( lots of white hair
) the second I found no blood for 75 yards and then good blood for 30 yards or so but it dried up. I was heading towards where I thought he went and saw a tree sprayed red 1' in dia. another 30 yards and I saw what appeared to be a horn which it was when I looked through the binoculars. I snapped a twig and no movement so I approached him with caution and found him very dead.He had traveled 150 yards after being hit with a 240 gr softpoint speer loaded over 24 gr of 296 through his lungs. My second shot was much better than I thought my first not anywhere near has good has I believed. I have just in the last few years started to keep firing until I was sure and I am glad I did today.
No wonder he stopped!! Of course, that's right where I was aimin'. You betcha! 
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