Have you ever regretted killing a deer?
07-12-2010, 02:28 PM
#41
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
You are simply projecting your feelings on others - and insulting them by saying if they don't feel as you do, they are not responsible hunters and something is wrong with them. Nothing wrong with sharing how you feel, but don't judge others for feeling differently.
The day I start feeling sadness, regret or remorse after killing any animal, will be the last day I hunt. For me, those are negative emotions and I will not seek negativity. I demonstrated my respect by striving for a clean quick kill.
The day I start feeling sadness, regret or remorse after killing any animal, will be the last day I hunt. For me, those are negative emotions and I will not seek negativity. I demonstrated my respect by striving for a clean quick kill.
07-12-2010, 04:42 PM
#43
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Middelway, WV
Posts: 435
I've ended the life of probably as many animals as anyone, there is always a feeling that I get, whether it be a deer, a bear, or a squirrel, call it remorse, call it sadness, I'm not really sure, but I know that if not for my actions on this day, another heart would still be beating. as far as regret, yeah one time, I killed a buck on public land, he was an average 17" 6 point, shot at 380 yards, when I got to him and aged him he was a 1.5 yo buck, and I was sorry, the potential that buck had!
I wouldn't go as far as to say I respect an animal that survives by instict, but I'm 50 years old and I can tell you this. The closer we come to our own death, the more we appreciate life. if you don't feel a sense of sadness for ending the life of a game animal, while still feeling a sense of pride of your successful hunt, you do in fact have something wrong in your mental being.
RR
I wouldn't go as far as to say I respect an animal that survives by instict, but I'm 50 years old and I can tell you this. The closer we come to our own death, the more we appreciate life. if you don't feel a sense of sadness for ending the life of a game animal, while still feeling a sense of pride of your successful hunt, you do in fact have something wrong in your mental being.
RR
07-12-2010, 06:45 PM
#44
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
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[quote=Ridge Runner;3646280 The closer we come to our own death, the more we appreciate life. if you don't feel a sense of sadness for ending the life of a game animal, while still feeling a sense of pride of your successful hunt, you do in fact have something wrong in your mental being.
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Thank you RR.
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Thank you RR.
07-12-2010, 06:57 PM
#45
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
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No tissues here, just respect for the animals I kill. I've probably killed around 150 deer in my life. I've enjoyed doing it, but I have respected each and every one of them, and because of that respect, I feel a little sadness for taking their lives. Not enough sadness to quit hunting of course. There is also a sense of pride in taking wild game, especially deer and turkey. Trust me, the pride and excitement outweigh the sadness, therefore, I will continue to hunt deer, turkeys, ducks, doves, and squirrels as long as God will allow me.
07-13-2010, 03:51 AM
#46
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Moravia NY USA
Posts: 2,164
How in the world is respecting your quarry negative
07-13-2010, 03:56 AM
#47
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Did not say any method or reason you have is negative for you. I said I show my respect differently. Having remorse, sadness whatever after killing would be a negative for me. I have no problem with how anyone feels for themselves - but don't repect anyone telling me that if I don't see it their way, I am not responsible or there is something wrong. And I am 59, raised on a farm, and been killing animals for food since I was 5.
07-13-2010, 04:03 AM
#48
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Moravia NY USA
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Glad to see your quest to figure my character out by a few internet posts is progressing for your. Does it feel special to have such a purpose? 
Do you have anything to add to the thread other then taking a shot at me?
Do you have anything to add to the thread other then taking a shot at me?
07-13-2010, 05:16 AM
#49
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When pope and young went to Africa and killed thier lion with a longbow, both felt it too and documented it. Both added that the kill was bitter sweet with touch of sadness and respect for such a magnificent animal. These were the hunter of hunters. The pioneers. If those two in the 1920's could feel this, no reason we couldn't or shouldn't.
But from the few posts you have on here. I don't think you could understand that or them. Maybe you do. But what you have projected doesn't show any evidense of it.
07-13-2010, 05:59 AM
#50
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast Alabama
Posts: 1,625
Regretting the kill won't put the deer back in the woods so be proud of everyone. I have killed does that turned out to be small spikes once I got up close to them and I don't kill spikes but I decided to honor theanimal and be proud anyway.