ORIGINAL: Paul L Mohr
Deer depending on where you live are probably on the lower end of being big game to somewhere in the middle. At least in North America, now some of the deer in other countries I don't know if I would consider big game, some are pretty small.
Medium game would be dog sized animals in most cases. I don't know what large cats or pigs would be considered? They might even be considered dangerous game?
Paul
This is fromFederal Ammo Catalog
CENTERFIRE RIFLE:
1-Varmints, Predators, Small game,
2-Medium game,
3-Large, Heavy game,
4-Dangerous game,
5-Target shooting, Training, Practice
CXP1 game = small game, varmints, small predators like coyotes
CXP2 game = middle-sized, thin skinned such as deer, antelope, goats and sheep. May include black bears and hogs.
CXP3 game = mid to large size, thicker skined game such as elk, moose, brown bears
CXP4 game = thick skinned dangerous game such as many African species and American Bison.