This picture is actually sort of cool, in a way.

I take my pictures with all the blood. Not here to impress anyone and to be honest I'm not taking pictures for anyone but myself. I like to remember the animal and see it for what it is....a KILL. Harvesting is picking corn and other vegetables. Hunting....well....its just killing. If y'all want to go out and wash your animal all up and everything else just to take a picture, more power to ya. ButI definitely see no problem with showing the blood and entry/exit hole. It doesn't take away from the trophy at all and if nothing else protects the weak stomach of others by washing it up. If pictures are being taken for a magazine or something of that nature I agree, clean the animal up, but for my own personal use or posting to this site the animal will remain as is blood and all. After all, when you buy something like a magazineyou pay for the quality. When I log into Hunting net,I come for the REAL stories and REAL pictures from REAL every day people.

Hunting is what happens prior to the kill. The killing of the animal is the climax. I think Fred Bear said that along with many others, and I agree with it.