BTW, part 2 to this would probably be, is that hunting or was he shooting a "pet" or domesticated animal? I'd vote it's hunting and that the animal is not as domesticated as the farm operators think. Otherwise it would have come trotting home to the dinner bell with the cows every night.

On the same token, I'd find nothing demeaning about telling people the circumstances. Would be an interesting story and they'd know I wasn't trying to act like I'd bet patterning this deer for years and finally nabbed him.