I hunt quite a bit... in fact I need to go kill a bunch of deer over the next few months (25+/-).

...and although I have killed many with a .22LR or .22 Magnum... I have never considered it a "Big Game" chambering I would list regarding "83 elk, 128 deer, 78 pronghorn, mountain goat, oryx, muskox, dall, desert, and bighorn sheep, black bears, mountain lions, moose."

Frankly Buzz... I consider you a bullchitter...

You will trip up soon enough...

If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.