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While completely confident in my equipment and my ability to place the shot with sufficient accuracy to do the job on a stationary target, I have never been a fan of neck shooting deer. Not that it is not a very lethal target, but because a deer can move that target in a heartbeat, resulting in a wounded animal should that move occur just as your shot breaks. I know, "you either kill the deer or get a clean miss", but that is not always the case.
Back when we were still fighting screw worms in S. Tx. I shot one poor buck that had a 2" hole in his neck that was at least a week old. Had I not shot the buck, he would have suffered a pretty horrible death from screw worms.
Having said that, I have taken a few deer using the neck shot when conditions were absolutely ideal; 100 yards or less and animal facing me. I still prefer the double lung shot which is always lethal with little or no loss of (useable) meat.
Regards,
hps
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