To each their own. Please do not let this turn into yet another spitting match. I simply posted this tale of woe so that others can have a laugh at my expense.
I hit that darn cow just exactly where I wanted to, but just clipped the edge of a vertebra. Big mistake! It took nearly 24 hours between the first shot and starting the truck to go home.
Neck shots may a good idea for some fellows - but I will not go down that long, steep, painful road again.