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Sounds like it's time for you to take up photo safari instead .

I feel the same as Mobowhuntr , but respect for my opponent most of all .

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I am glad to read that there are so many ethical hunters on here. I talk to so many who just seem to have the wrong idea of hunting that it was starting to make me feel like maybe I was wrong. It is refreshing to see that I am not and there are so many others who feel the same ways I do about killing an animal.

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Excitement.....when I first lay eyes on the downed animal.

Accompolishment.....when I appraoch and touch the animal for the first time.

Thankful....when I sit beside the deer....for a moment and consider how blessed I am to have the opportunity to hunt and kill a wonderful animal....when I consider how lucky I am to have a father that tought me to hunt and to love the outdoors.

The emotions I have when a hunt turns into akill are great. I try to explain my feelings to non hunters or casual hunters, but it's often hard for them to understand.

Good hunting to all! Great topic BTW!

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When i walk up to a downed animal, the first feeling i go through is excitement, followed my being thankful, then a whole lot more excitement.

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I feel like I'm on top of the world:)

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In the ten seconds from the time I see the animal, walking up, and touching it for the first time, my life makes sense......

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Just reading these responses sends a chill down my spine and a longing for the woods....come on deer season!

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You have to remember that animal didn't give his life to you, you took it. It is that part of the hunting expierence that can get tuff at times. As a hunter matures his love and respect for his prey makes letting the arrow fly a bit harder. Thats why I don't over do it. One doe for my farmer, than I trophy hunt. Thats just me. I don't seem to feel that way for quail, phesant, and fish they go in the freezer by the scores. Just something about that big ole deer.

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there is so much work to be done after a deer is taken. when i'm the shooter it hits me the next day and lasts a couple days. it goes to my core. i feel a sadness, and an incredible understanding of what it means to eat food, and what it means to share food. eating is a big part of life, and the significance of it is generally lost on me when i haven't taken a life for food in a while.