That' s what I don' t understand ... he really doesn' t feel " bad" over it. He says it sucks, and he can' t believe his luck. But it isn' t the deer he feels bad for ... just the fact he doesn' t have the deer hanging to add to the total or go on the wall.

I' ve killed quite a few deer, and hope to take many more. Everytime, mixed in there with all the feelings of excitement, gratitude, success, satisfaction, and elation there is a profound feeling of finality, respect and a powerful feeling of loss at the taking of a deer, any deers life. It is not just deer, I hunt many animals and I feel it every time. Doesn' t seem to be as strong for birds as deer (not sure why)but it' s still there.

What do you feel when you walk up to an animal you' ve killed?

Man, I didn' t intend for this to get this deep.