Mauser06The difference is that with a lung shot the deer may run 100 yards but it will die fairly quickly.If a neck shot is attempted but the spine is not hit there is a good chance of the deer escaping wounded.Do you suppose that there is a reason you got such a high percentage of people telling you not to take neck shots?You are a new hunter with very limited experience and perhaps many of the hunters telling you not to take neck shots may have a great deal more experience than yourself and may be trying to save you from having to find out for yourself why neck shots are not such a good idea.