Again....deer are a game animal, not a varmint. The main reason they have become pests in many areas is because hunters themselves protect and harbor them on private lands with no access. Most states have liberal hunting seasons for deer, but the hunters and landowners themselves limit the amount of deer taken. Many of these folks are the same ones with crop damage claims. They want lots of deer, limit the amount of deer taken on their property and don't allow access to others to harvest more of them. But they still want to be paid for crop damage.
Regardless, as I and others have said, Varmints and game animals, large and small, all deserve to die quickly and humanely. Using calibers and firearms marginal to doing that effectively only increases the odds they will suffer. Add to the use of marginal tools, an irresponsible attitude that the quarry deserves no respect and you have a wounded and irretrievable animal.
