On the flip side I was taught that the neck shot was only to be used as a finishing shot on a downed animal (basically PB). This was passe don through grandfather, to father and finally son. Now like most kids I needed to find out on my own and attempted successfullyneck shots as the first/only shot. However my first experience with a botched neck shot wasmy first yearguiding. The shot was from a rest at less30 yards on a motionless animal (bear with his head in a bait pile). The hunter shotbut the bear lifted his headcausing him tohit the jaw. We got the bear finally but it wasn't without it's moments. The hunter claimed (which i have no reason to not believe him) that was the first time such an event had happened in many successful head/neck shots. It was the first time I saw it myself and chalked it up to an odd event. However after witnessinganother such eventfrom my room mate on a mule deer doe, it started to sink in. I then deceided my grandpa may have known what he was talking about and changed by taking the head/neck shot out of my equation. However others I hunt with did not and I was party to trying to find failed attempts of this shot.It became very apparent to methat the head or neck area is not only a smaller target but it is also a part of the body that moves a lot and often without warning.In replayingmy successful neck shot and all but2 were of animals that I could have just as easily choosen the lungs instead??? Of those few that the lungs weren't available I have no way of knowing if they wouldn't have been hadI chose to wait it out instead! For me it's a shot I choose not to use any longer. Personal opinion nothing more.