As I noted in the article, quite a few hunters (usually older) have an immediate gut reaction against hunting deer with "twenty-twos," probably due to .22 rimfires.
More likely because they read over and over again in gun/hunting magazines how .22 centerfires were woefully inadequate and should never be used on deer. I remember reading that many times in gun/hunting rags in articles written by many different gun writers. It wasn't until relatively recently that some writers changed their tune and started writing articles about using .22 centerfires on deer. Mostly none did until the introduction of .22 caliber "big game" bullets like the Nosler partition and Barnes x.
