in the ear, I like itNO!!!
It's at best a 100 - 150 yard deer cartridge for body/shoulder shots using controlled expansion hunting bullets.
Or however far you can shoot them in the ear.
rc
not only NO but HELL NO
I've read (in VA .223 is illegal for deer so no personal experience) that the .223 with the heavy Nossler Partition is the best deer round ever invented.