Sorry, new here and some probably dumb or recurring questions:
1. while I realize actual prices vary I assume the average for whole animals relative to fleshed out is about the same proportion each year (i.e. fleshed is worth 2x a whole animal, or 5x, or whatever......)
is this true? What's the "exchange rate" then?
2. I've done enough snooping to decide there is not a perfect bullet. Besides, I hope to have a gun with some potential for being a small-caliber deer rifle as well, rather than a dedicated predator gun. From what I see, a 22-250 or 223 WILL give me some greif in terms of some bad hides if I hit a shoulder, etc. Based upon that, are whole animals priced more uniformly (am I likely to be docked as bad for a large hole in the animal as in the pelt or are carcasses pretty much all bought at the same price)
Thanks everyone,
Mark
