I consider myself to be a steward of the environment and a management tool. I plant plots for the deer and thin does to keep the population healthy but I am also a predator. I am on top (or damn near the top) of the food chain and it is my responcibility to prey on animals that are below me on the chain. I also enjoy the tranquility of the woods regardless of whether or not I kill a deer. Filling my freezer is an added bonus of being a hunter.