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Ritual - Do you do anything symbolic after the kill

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Old 09-16-2005 | 02:22 PM
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I run to the edge of posted property and throw the nuts up at Bawanajim!

Good one! You had me laughing too
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Old 09-16-2005 | 04:07 PM
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About the only "symbolic" thing I do is...carry my blessed necklace from Cardeer.

I'm not the superstitious type. And I don't kill a whole lot of deer either...
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Old 09-16-2005 | 08:20 PM
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I thought about doing the blood on the face tradition, but that is disrespectful.
So how is some fool rubbing blood all over his face disrespectful to the animal. And, we're killing the things for gosh sake. Not much more you can do to them that would hurt their feelings if they had them. I don't point my finger at them and laugh or trash talk them or moon them, but I don't say prayers over them either. IT's just a beast. The deer isn't the God folks. The deer is just a resource God gave us.
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Old 09-16-2005 | 08:33 PM
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ORIGINAL: Orion in IL

I guess there is really no other way to ask this besides just asking.

After field dressing the deer, does anyone else, place the buck's private area up in the crotch of a tree for good luck?
Nope, can't really say I've ever heard of that one! Although, I do have a brother in law that is so ate up, there's no telling what goes on with the privates of the deer he kills [8D]

Personally...no ritual, I just give thanks.
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Old 09-16-2005 | 08:34 PM
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We do it around here. Just to show the other hunters that a buck was taken.
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Old 09-16-2005 | 08:54 PM
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I usually pee for ten minutes straight and have a victory smoke.
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Old 09-16-2005 | 09:17 PM
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ive heard of putting the nuts on a tree before, but normally i just leave em where they get tossed. i always take pics, and rub blood from the entry hole on my face; like Larry Benoit. this year im gonna have a Victory Swisher and Bud
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Old 09-17-2005 | 02:47 PM
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I went hunting with a guy once. He said a bunch ofcompliments to the deer ,like how fast he was, powerfull and smart ect..... He said" he was told that the deers soul wouldent leave the deerin peace". Instead it would hold a grudge with thehunter unless the hunter showed respect for the animal he just killed. I think his friend was part native american, or really stoned or maybe even both. As far as the deers nut's go , I know in the vietnam war thatafter the viet cong or ( VC )killed yousome of them would cut your nuts and your pecker off and stick them in your mouth . They belived your soul would'ent go to heaven.
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Old 09-17-2005 | 02:56 PM
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I usually pee for ten minutes straight and have a victory smoke.
not gonna lie....i was laughing pretty hard at that one
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Old 09-17-2005 | 02:57 PM
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It's just an animal. We kill for the thrill and the meat not to show it's manhood to every hunter who walks by. That, in my opinion is sort of stupid. I mean would you wnat to have yours put in a tree? Anyways, just kill the deer and do it as quikly and cleanly as possible.
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