I couldn’t find the caliber used in the above story, or where the shot placement was, if it was JHP, or FMJ.
Someone else had previously posted this caliber range below, related to “game”. I saw another chart which broke it down even further for deer, I think whitetail.
This topic might cross over to another, about if legally allowed to have a second firearm or side arm, which should you carry as back up. Just got me thinking it should be enough to take the game with, in case of an emergency.
Check out these last two attachments as well. They rate deer calibers as being not enough, Goldilocks sweet spot, and too much.
Several game, and related calibers:
Deer calibers comparison:
https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/Documents/IlSingleShotRifle.pdf