That may have been the saddest statement I have ever heard in my entire life. Wow. Okay, back to rational thoughts here. I Saw "Take/Took/Harvest" Why? Because it is for one politically correct. It also shows a great deal of respect to the animal and its creator as wahoohunter said. Harvest is by definition (along with references to fruits/vegetables) to catch, take, or remove for use. So, for all you hunters out there who "just hunt for meat" are you not harvesting the deer instead of killing it. Sure, you are killing it, but for what purpose. If you want took that deer's life for consumption then you harvested it. If you took that deer's life "just for the hell of it" and let it go to waste, then yes you killed it.