Gun potential in relation to bodily damage.?

I use a variety of different calibers depending upon the terrain etc. My favorite weapon for deer is a 35 remington by Marlin Firearms. Considering that I only hunt to produce a small supply of venison it is not my intent to place a shot within the torso of the animal due to the damage to the venison. Therefore my shots are limited to head shots and a 35 remington is extremely damaging to that portion of the body. I don't off hand know the specific ballistics of that particular round but it is not one of the extremely powerful larger rounds however it is pretty much over kill for a deer. If you were responding to an incident where that occurred with a human the only action you would need to take would probably be to inform the coroner. Shots for me using the 35 are usually 50 to 75 yards. I use silver tip ammo exclusively.