I've always wondered about this, and the guys that I know that hunt just give me a look and start talking about something else.

Question: why do people hunt game with shotguns? Doesn't it shred the (small game) meat into oblivion, and isn't what meat is left embedded with bits of shot?

My uncle used to use a rifle and shoot a duck or whatever in the head. That way, the meat was intact and uncontaminated. Am I missing something obvious here?

Sue