ORIGINAL: Catus Magnus
ORIGINAL: EKM
...many give up and retreat to the popgun section and practice singing the magnumitis hymn.
That is one way of putting it. Another more accurate phrasing would be,
many smarten up and proceed to using the rifles which meet their hunting needs, rather than satisfying their or someone elses egos or mistaken ideas of what is required to successfully hunt [deer, bear, pig, wapiti]
Need has nothing to do with it. You sure don't need a gun for deer. I haven't killed with a gun in 2 years (besides Muzzleloader) and still manage to bring hom 5-6 deer a year. Its all about learning to shoot. You still may have issues with shooting with the lower powered cartridges, just doesn't come out as much.