I think that the reason most make replies about it being a waste are because of how the deer died.

A deer is a magnificent animal of which we all admire. To die along a hiway or to drown in a pond doesn't seem to be a very fitting end to such an admired creature.

Just picture , if you will, a deer getting hit with a car. See it in your mind. See the car swerve, hear the brakes screech, listen to that horrible thud. Watch the deer try to get up amongst the broken glass and plastic. See it struggle as it tries to get up, just to fall down with broken legs.

Now picture this. Seea deer crossing a frozen pond. Hear the ice creek. listen as the deer crashes through with a splash. Watch it struggle to get out of its situation. You get the idea.

Now imagine this.Watch as the hunter slowly turns his head toward the sound of rustling leaves. See the deer as it slowly, calmly works its way toward the waiting hunter. Listen to the birds and feel the slight breeze as the sun burns off the morning chill. Smell the autumn air as a squirrel drops an acorn out of a nearby oak. See the hunter slowly draw his bow and take aim.

There is a difference.

This reminds me of a buck a friend of mine got a few years ago. This buck was truly a very big mature animal. He had been seen a couple of time in the small area with new homes being built all around. My buddy was hunting on a hillsideof a small woodlot. He shot the deer with his bow and started his tracking job. He found the buck about a hundred yards away as it tried to make its way through a roadside dump. It was found laying in the garbage. It was a beautiful buck but my friends and I agree, it wasn't a very fitting end to for it to die lay in a bunch of trash thrown out along a road. It was kinda sad and not the kind of place for in the field photos.

But yes, hunters are selfish in other ways.