I’ve shot 3 kinds of deer, brown and black bears, caribou, elk, and loads of pigs in the neck. It is a very effective shot if you can pull it off correctly.
I generally don’t go looking for a neck shot but there are times where it’s what you get. A buck rattled up in tall grass and brush, better shoot him in the throat patch or miss your chance. Does feeding unaware and you don’t want to trail them, right behind the ear wastes no meat and they go right down. An elk in the timber and you can see his neck between two pines but not his chest. All real life scenarios that I’ve lived. Never yet had a rodeo due to a neck shot.
