To further comment on Geoff' s post. You, or at least I, always feel a great rush of excitement and the sadness of taking an animal. If I ever lost either of these senses I would hang it up. I am not a real religious type person but i always thank the creater for the opportunity and the spirit of the deer.
It' s kind of ironic, why do we feel more remorse for a deer than say a rabbit or crow, or coyote. If we believe that they are all equal in terms of animals there should be no difference. Perhaps because they are of greater size, closer to our own?? Hmmm. Perhaps it' s just the respect we pay them based on how much a part of ourselves the hunt becomes? Whoa getting way to deep and philosophical here.