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Originally Posted by taylorce1
I agree with everything you said until this. The brush busting cartridge is a myth, even in light brush a .44 Magnum will be deflected. Maybe not enough to miss the kill zone, but maybe it will be enough. Never ever shoot through brush of any kind. Besides if you're shooting through brush how are you going to know what is beyond your target?
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Ok, whenever 2 objects collide they both are affected, that's simple physics. Just pointing out that some bullets will be deflected more or less than others.
As for knowing what's beyond your target if you're in a tree stand you can be reasonably assured that there is only ground beyond the target and distances are likely quite short. If not in a stand more care is required, I'm certainly not advocating shooting at any movement and what you think are antlers. But you will never see very far beyond your target in the woods, the risk will never drop to zero. All you can do is mitigate the risk as much as possible - obey the proper hunting hours so you're not shooting in low light, we have laws requiring deer hunters to wear a minimum amount of blaze orange (and really anyone in the woods during deer season should do the same whether or not they're hunting), and basic common sense. Regulations also limit the number of hunters allowed in any one place in state controlled areas. If you're not reasonably certain you can hit the target don't take the shot. And remember, the reason non-pistol center fire rounds are prohibited in the first place is to minimize the distance a missed shot will travel.
Risk never drops to zero, the goal is to get it as close to zero as humanly possible.