RE: "Killing"
Enjoy...........X......tolerate.................de test
I'm somewhere here for the most part. A lot has to do with the species of animal I'm pursuing. I tend to drift towards the "E" word when it comes to pests like prairie dogs, coyotes, and squirrels. I go towards the "T" word when bigger game is involved. When I slayed my lion, I cried like a baby. One of the PHs asked if I was crying because I had killed the beast. I answered "DAMN straight", but the tears were from theexcessive joyI felt. A degree of remorse set in days later (after the adrenaline wore off), but the sense of accomplishment seemed to balanceeverything out.
The juxtapositionswithin hunting are so many:
End/Beginning
Beauty/Grotesque
respect/disrespect
secure/doubtful...
You can be a "winner" and a "loser" at the verysame moment. It weird...
Thanks guys for sharing! This is an excellent topic.
Awesome post Jeff!