Outdoor, you knew when you started this thread you were going to have to deal with this, and here you are, the first one that seems to be offended. For me, I've shot whitetail in about every spot imaginable. But as I get older in the tooth, 42, I try as many do to cut down on the chance of wounding that animal. I almost always, noticed I said almost always shoot deer in the lungs. Bullet passes through the ribs and I have no waste. I shot a small deer in the neck one day bow hunting while aiming for the ribs of her mother. It dropped like a rock when mom juked the shot. We as sportsman owe it to the animal to be as humane as possible. I know it doesn't always work out, but when I get up in the morning, it is my intent. One other thing, it doesn't really matter to me how many trophies you let pass or how much you spend on your hunts. Those types of things will never define your ethics. I know for myself I kill less animals now than I ever did because I spend most of my time trying to help younger hunters get started, but that ain't got nothing to do with my shot placements. Keep up the good work, everyone enjoys a good argument!