ORIGINAL: PreacherTony
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
ORIGINAL: RackLuster
the actual kill, putting down a deer, is the worst part about hunting for me. it's every other aspect of hunting that i enjoy.
Agreed.
Then why kill it???? Why not paintball it? Same result save the dead deer ....
Um Tony, you can't eat a paint balled deer now can you? [&:]

The kill is necessary that doesn't mean it has to be the highlight of everyone's total hunt.
When I have an animal down, I have a very wide range of emotions. Emotions that I usually keep to myself and my maker. The end result is I lay my hand on the animal knowing I'm the first human that has (probably) ever touched said animal and I thank God for this opportunity. The reasons I hunt are the reasons I hunt and I don't need to explain them to anyone over the internet.