RE: Ritual after you kill first deer?
First think we do is thank the one above for allowing us to harvest one of his creatures. For the first my father put blood on his fingers from the deer and put a little on each of my cheeks. He then stated that the spirit of this animal would always be with me. That led to a very grown up conversation about the respect for the woods, it's creatures, and the harvest. I did the same with my son's first deer a few years back. When I told my father about it he recounted when my grandfather had the same conversation with him. That conversation took place over 70 years ago.