RE: Losing the killer instinct ...
mo--hava a similar story. I once shot a doe in December. She was standing on top of a hill, but on the other side were her fawns that I did not see(bigger fawns because it was December, but fawns none the less)...After I shot her, her fawns ran like crazy. When I found the doe about 50 yards away, I noticed something on her chest. Her teets were leaking milk. Man I had to take a step back and really reflect on what just happened. Then I realized those "fawns" were 50-60 pounds and would be just fine surviving on their own.