Good post gutshot, I agree.

I shot a very decent 8 pointer with a rifle a couple of weeks ago on opening day of our firearms season. Five years ago before I started bowhunting I would have been elated shooting that buck. This year instead of being happy, I was actually sad. I think that I felt the way I did partly because I typically sit with my son for the opener and video his hunt and had he not been working, it would have been him shooting that deer. It's hard to explain, but I think the biggest reason that I felt the way I did after I shot him was that it didn't seem fair to the deer to take him at 200 yards. I understand that it was my decision to shoot, but if I would have had any idea that I would feel the way I did afterwards, I would never have taken the shot. If I'd had my bow instead of my rifle when I first saw him, the challange would have been just beginning instead of being over.

I guess that's the main reason I sold my Browning rifle a few days after shooting that deer. That money will be put to good use-it's going to help pay for my new Bowtech.