Sorry Guys I was in a hurry earlier should have given a few more details
and he walked out of sight.I gave him an hour before trailing.For the first 60 yds there was not a drop of blood but the heavy gouges he left in the earth were plainly visible.When I got to where he laid down It looked as though someone had left a hose running in a few more yards this it what I saw, no propping or staging this is how he died.
He dressed 240#s and was aged by a biologist at 9 1/2 yrs old.In my neck of the woods this deer is the exception to the rule. I was shooting a 70# bighorn with easton FMJ's w/315 grains in front w/ a 190gr el Grande doing the cutting.As a side note I wish I had taken a few more reference pics to show how heavy this grand beast truely was,next time I promise