I will second that.At close range, 200 and in for me, my experience is to stay of the shoulder with 215s, I go for behind the shoulder and usually no tracking needed. It’s a heavy bullet and hits like a freight train on the receiving end.
Nowhere near a "gut and quarter" at close range, monos will get your .300 back in the game. However, I get what you are saying.That bullet at close range may gut it, quarter it and remove half the hide. I no longer even consider hunting deer with my .300, regardless of bullet weight/type.
That is an interesting bit of info, never thought of that one.Here in AZ, blood can dry so fast it can be hard to see anyway. I like heavy 30's myself and it seems like many here have covered the terminal ballistics side pretty well. I little trick I use on dried blood trails, I carry a small spray bottle of peroxide in my day pack. Squirt it on blood wet or dry and it will foam up. It can also be used for first aid also (me not deer).