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Hey K,
Being from OK I grew up hearing many stries of deer being dropped with a .22mag and even a .22lr. The thing is it is illegal to use those calibers here butt he guys that were doing it probably did not care because they were putting meat on the table during the Great Depression.

Well, it's not legal here either. Unless you are an enrolled Yakama. I'm not so only use .243 and larger.

The key is shot placement. The natives hunt year round, so that includes when the deer are NOT expecting to be hunted. They also hunt mainly for meat, so they don't worry about looking for antlers. AND...they can hunt when ever they want. So, they don't worry if the shot is too far, they just pass it up and wait for an easy shot.

One guy I know uses a .204 Ruger for elk. No problems. It's all about placement...and bullet selection. And a bunch of other things. But, you can't kill what you can't hit, so mainly shot placement.

JYD#116