Thread: .223 can knock over a stag?

I shot 3 deer with 3 shots last night with the 223. A large hind, a large spiker and a stag. All 3 were shoulder shots at ranges between 150 and 200 metres. The spiker I pulled the shot slightly and shot him a bit far forward and he ran about 60 metres down into the scrub before keeling over. The other two dropped on the spot

There are deer were I hunt wallabies I carry a 222 with me if one is dumb enough to stick around while I'm flattening roos I will be giving him or her a head ache