I've hunted deer most of my life as well and some ( not all hits) deer have only traveled short yardages before piling up if gone anywhere. That is just the difference in experience. I hear that all the time. Some guys I know kill deer with archery gear and they travel no more than 25 yards and done. My experience is not as good with archery gear. Ive lost many deer with what i thought were well placed shots. Most deer i do find go 50-100 yards and shooting fixed two blade heads I many times don't find blood. That's a tough tracking job. Point is, Berger's may jelly some meat or bloodshot some areas but it's the shot placement that matters. With any bullet or broadhead, shot placement is first. My two blade head is like a nosler partition and a Berger is like a 2" expandable broadhead. My analogy. Not everybody likes both but everybody has a preference. Where it is placed is what we can all agree is important. I have never had a deer walk away from a Berger bullet impact. DRT Everytime. Bonded bullets have seen deer go 25-50 yards max. Either way, same results. Dead deer and no tracking really. Every deer is different but they do have a strong will to survive. All experiences vary.