It's great but also sad.
04-12-2006, 09:35 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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It's great but also sad.
It's a wonderful and thrilling experience, hearing a longbeard gobble on roost, then calling him in , and after watching him strut for what it seems an eternity, harvesting him. It's an adreneline pumping experience, but as I look down on my kill I can't help but feel a little sadness. He is such a special and beautiful animal I feel a little remorse in killing him. Sometimes I wish after the kill I can wake him up and let him go only to match wits with him another day. I thank the Lord and each bird I harvest for the opportunity of hunting such a wonderful animal. You may think I'm crazy, but I also apologize to each turkey I harvest. Same goes for every deer I harvest. Some may ask, so Why do you hunt? The same reason most of you do, and turkeys are pretty dang tasty. I love to turkey hunt and hope I can continue doing so for many years to come. I have the upmost respect for this wonderful bird. Do any of you feel the same way?
04-12-2006, 10:11 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: It's great but also sad.
Absolutely! I've only killed two turkeys that a buddy of mine hascalled in for me. But it's the same with deer or any other game animal. It is both exhilirating and somewhat sad at the same time. I think that is a normal feeling among most hunters.
04-12-2006, 11:02 AM
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RE: It's great but also sad.
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It's a wonderful and thrilling experience, hearing a longbeard gobble on roost, then calling him in , and after watching him strut for what it seems an eternity, harvesting him. It's an adreneline pumping experience, but as I look down on my kill I can't help but feel a little sadness. He is such a special and beautiful animal I feel a little remorse in killing him. Sometimes I wish after the kill I can wake him up and let him go only to match wits with him another day. I thank the Lord and each bird I harvest for the opportunity of hunting such a wonderful animal. You may think I'm crazy, but I also apologize to each turkey I harvest. Same goes for every deer I harvest. Some may ask, so Why do you hunt? The same reason most of you do, and turkeys are pretty dang tasty. I love to turkey hunt and hope I can continue doing so for many years to come. I have the upmost respect for this wonderful bird. Do any of you feel the same way?
It's a wonderful and thrilling experience, hearing a longbeard gobble on roost, then calling him in , and after watching him strut for what it seems an eternity, harvesting him. It's an adreneline pumping experience, but as I look down on my kill I can't help but feel a little sadness. He is such a special and beautiful animal I feel a little remorse in killing him. Sometimes I wish after the kill I can wake him up and let him go only to match wits with him another day. I thank the Lord and each bird I harvest for the opportunity of hunting such a wonderful animal. You may think I'm crazy, but I also apologize to each turkey I harvest. Same goes for every deer I harvest. Some may ask, so Why do you hunt? The same reason most of you do, and turkeys are pretty dang tasty. I love to turkey hunt and hope I can continue doing so for many years to come. I have the upmost respect for this wonderful bird. Do any of you feel the same way?
No doubt, I have that wierd feeling after every kill too. I also have that very full feeling though after certain meals, and remember that is the circle of life (cue cheesy Lion King song)
04-12-2006, 11:03 AM
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RE: It's great but also sad.
Well, sort of. I thank the Lord for an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and to harvest one of these creatures he put here for our enjoyment. I don't feel the need to apologize to a dead animal though.
04-12-2006, 12:27 PM
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RE: It's great but also sad.
I feel the same way. I am lucky to have the oppertunity to harvest such great animals, and I thank each one that I do harvest. I think that's the only way to justify killing the animal, to at least respect the fact that it had the same right to live you do.
04-12-2006, 12:29 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: It's great but also sad.
Well, sort of. I thank the Lord for an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and to harvest one of these creatures he put here for our enjoyment. I don't feel the need to apologize to a dead animal though.
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04-12-2006, 12:29 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: It's great but also sad.
Don't get me wrong people, I love the kill also. I wouldn't be hunting if I didn't. I love to eat wild game. I'm not going to kill something I'm not going to eat. I just respect the animals I kill, and I know all of you also respect the animals you kill. I'm not a so called trophy hunter, but that is a part of the hunt also. I have kept the fan and beard from every turkey I have ever killed. I'm not one of these spiritual gurus who pray or whatever after every bird I kill. I just appreciate every bird I kill. I'm just upset now because I have killed my two bird limit in La. I guess I will be hunting with the camera for the last weekend of the season, but I will still be out there. I wish my deer hunting partner turkey hunted. I could call one in for him and get it on film.
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