Uh oh, do we have to go back to my survival post? comparing a 22 and a bow and arrow?

You know alot of fellers in KY, (where I was born and bred) do the neck shot thing. I don' t. They are so concerned about meat, thats all they care about. The guys I know do this, do this extreamely effectively. Some killing 20 deer a year. Never losing one. And they are using 17Remingtons and 22-250' s and 223s. The ones I know that do this are the best blood trackers I have ever seen. And they arn' t there hounds sure are.

For a guy like me, nope, I need a bigger hammer to drive in that nail. For guys that take it seriously as them, they have a little more time on there hands and are better skilled hunters than I am.

Guys, your forgetting, velocity kills. And a neck shot with a 22-250 is pretty devastating and leaves a hell of a blood trail.

You can' t blanket one case (deer hunting in general) with one statement like " They are not, never were, nor never will be a deer cartridge much less anything bigger" concerning this subject. Not everyone has the same skill or patience. I know my limitations, and know its not for me. I am lucky to bring home 5 or 6 deer a year not counting crop damage deer. (which I am doing this weekend, can' t wait)

I bet ya, if a feller hunted with a 223, and lost several deer he would go out and buy a 30-06. But lets say the guy recovered all the deer with no problem. Why change????? Because you can' t use that gun effectively??? Think about it.