I'm with you on the avoidable theory. You'll catch more flies with honey. It's all matter of who you're talking to. I'd go into more detail with my hunting buddies, but all the people at work who don't hunt have to know is that I "arrowed" a deer over the weekend. And those who don't want anything to do with hunting will barely wince.

It's such a small thing when you think about it. How many times do you go on about "killing" a deer to your hunting buddies. Personally, we'll tell one another I "shot" or "arrowed" or "took" a nice deer this weekend. Rarely do we say "killed" or "kill shot." More likely to say "right through the vitals" or name the organs.

Anywhoo, its not that big of a deal to simply avoid. Don't think that's selling out.