My answer is simple, but to me, it makes the most of sense. I hunt deer because I love this particular animal so much. I do all I can to make sure of a quick and humane kill as possible and have passed up many of shot because I thought it was "marginal". I, as a hunter, not only hunt to enjoy the sport I love so much, but to also keep the population in check. I enjoy watching them almost as much as taking one, but if not for proper population management, I'd be able to do neither. Mother nature's natural food supply is limited and could never supply an "open" herd, so it up to us to keep the amount of deer in check in order to sustain the species.

Carter