I agree that its more about where the bullet goes than the caliiber of the rifle!
but where I come from, folks tend to want extra power or less
and this can be due to many I think feel a need to say they have a BIG caliber gun(ego's maybe??)
but then again, a lot depends on where your hunting, deer in WV are not the same size as whitetail deer in other places( I have killed whitetail deer that were close to 300 lbs field dressed on an official scale)
and NOT saying a smaller caliber cannot still kill larger deer, they can
but things don;t always go as planned, so having a little extra power, isn;t always a bad thing
and since most HUNTERS don't shoot all that much ammo, the costs of a little extra powder is not a real issue to consider!
and if were honest, MANY hunters ain't the best at shooting either, been on too many ranges to know this for a fact, lots THINK there way better than they really are, all the more NOT shooting off bench!
so a tad extra power and possible lee way for them, isn;t always a BAD thing!
and a dead deer is a dead deer, no matter the caliber that killed it, ain't no deer deader than another LOL