I like bowhunters pictures. We are talking whitetail deer. I don't know how hunters who have gutted deer can honestly think they need huge rifles to blow through them. Sure, the spine in the neck is small, but just about every part of the neck is vital. I never take neck shots if I can help it. I remember shooting 4 deer in the neck, 3 with shotgun slugs, 1 with my 327 federal handgun this year. All 4 fell where they stood. Some people just can't shoot. Maybe it's jitters, maybe it's practice, or both. I always carried a handgun for hunting, but practiced heavily the last two years before I felt comfortable taking it out as my only firearm.