RE: Respecting Deer
I don't think I cross the "creepy" line, but I respect the hell out of the animal. At the point of harvest it's more of the completion to a long journy with the deer. All the work and hours suddenly paid off and there is some emotion after killing a deer for me. He picked the wrong place on the wrong day. Better yet I picked the right place on the right day [8D]. Either way when it's said and done after killing a deer I feel great respect for him/her for their ability to survive up until that point. I'm not going to shed any tears or have some sort of ceremony, but I will respect them.