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Not a huge fan of hearing the death cry. But I love to hunt so it is something that has to be done. I the guilty catholic I am say a prayer everytime I kill an animal

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Killing is part of hunting. Without it we would call it watching. Something has to die if we are going to be meat eaters. I kill the chickens we eat. I have raised them from little chicks. The past few months I have held 2 of my dogs while I said goodbye to them, one of them I had since he was 8 wks to 8.5 yrs. If I can kill my chickens and dogs when the need arises then hunting is not a problem.

When I kill an animal I hope I do it in a manner that leaves the animal with its' dignity and treat it with respect after I have killed it.

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Well said Bruce!! I can relate to what you said.

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I love hunting, killing is part of the hunt, I'm OK with the killing part. I get my rush from the whole experience of the hunt than just the Kill itself!!!!

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As I can to what you and Vabowman wrote. I knew where you two were coming from because I think along those lines also.

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The taking or harvesting the animal with your bow or hunting to feed yourself and your family is the reason we hunt in the first place.
In order to bring the meat home it's necessary to terminate the life of the animal so it's something we have to deal with in are own way.
I give thanks each time I harvest an animal and ask for the many blessing to come.

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If I didn't like it I wouldn't do it. It was something I worried about the first time I hunted though. A buddy got me into it when I was 30. I told him I don't have anything against deer hunting, just didn't have much desire to do it to be honest. I told him I would give it a try and see what I thought. I said I'm not sure how I feel after I kill one.

Well after killing my first deer with my bow, tracking it and loading it the truck we were driving down the road and he asked me "So, how do you feel, about killing a deer you know?" I said "Well I'm not exactly going to cry if that's what you are asking.". ;) The next year I got a muzzle loader and hunted with that, and then a slug gun a few years later.

I grew up on a small farm, killing is a part of life sometimes. Hey, if I can look my favorite pet in the eye and shoot it because it got hit by a car, killing a deer when hunting isn't a huge issue with me. Sounds sort of cold, but it's the truth none the less.

Paul

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I certainly don't enjoy watching an animal (or anything) die. I do believe that God put these creatures on the planet for our use, so I have not issue harvesting my share.

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Me to Tony, alot of emotions and recpect for the animal.

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I don't have a problem with it because I chose to take that animals life. I do however take the killing of an animal very serious and have remorse/love for the animal...I actually feel alot worse when I kill an animal on accident such as hitting deer and squirrels with my truck.