RE: Why is killing a buck so important?
Yes...while that may be true, we are still humans.
For some reason we feel the need for some measurement, some symbolism.
Something hard, concrete...proof.
When the antlers fall off, for some reason, because we are human, it's just another deer.
Big antlers are something we can see, feel , touch.
A jewel that lasts forever.
The big diamond.
Understand now why the rock you buy for your one and only, means so much to her?