ORIGINAL: Troutman10
I personally don't see a problem with neck shots. Sometimes that might be the only shot someone has. I havn't taken a neck shot in my 2 years of hunting, but I'm sure the situation will arise at some point. Plus a neck shot could save meat if you have to shoot through a shoulder.
Since we're calling BS today, I want to call BS on the head/neck shot "saving meat."
Worst case scenario by shooting through the chest, you waste 1 lb of meat on an animal that even the small ones give you 60+ lbs of meat, and it's IMO the least desireable meat. If you ruined the tenderloins by chest shooting, then I would maybe consider buying it, but you're not.
If risking missing or not finding your deer is more important than that 1lb of meat you might lose, go to a butcher shop.