Thread: Calibre / Velocity / Projectile vs Meat Wastage

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Well that last sentence is a load of rubbish.

Alright I'll re-phrase: 'Lack of confidence in ones ability to place the bullet in a small vital area'.
The best rabbit shooters today can shoot 300 a night and they will all be head shot, so why is shooting a deer in the head, neck or behind the front leg hard ? Hundreds of NZ hunters worked full time or part time as professional meat hunters in the 60's 70's 80's. They didn't shoulder shoot with 222's, 22-250's and 243's. The deer were 'clean shot' - head & neck for top money.
I find it hypocrisy to condemn the aerial slaughter to waste of Tahr with one breath and condone the wasteful shoulder shooting of deer with the next.