I didn't want to hijack Hickman's thread, so I'll ask here.
I've been deer hunting (or hunting of any sort, really) only once in my life, but we didn't even see any, much less bag one. The fact is, I was kind of glad we didn't. Sound strange? I'm sure it is, but I'll tell you why.
The fact of the matter is, while I have no problem with the notion of shooting animals (game), I've never cared for the thought of dealing with the carcasses. I don't find it particularly gross - I've worked for a butcher before and did my fair share of beef and poultry cutting. What I *do* find it, however, is a little creepy. Handling a freshly killed animal is just more than a little unsettling for me. Heaven forbid some sort of postmortem nervous twitch or something happen - I would probably squeal like a little girl, turn and run dead into a tree. If I were a wealthy man, I would probably hire someone to come along and carry my gear/deal with the kills for me.
I've had to handle dead pets before, and I think the only reason that wasn't so bad was the fact that they were more or less part of the family, and it was easy to show them the respect they deserved after passing.
Anyone else had to adjust to hunting in this regard?
I've been deer hunting (or hunting of any sort, really) only once in my life, but we didn't even see any, much less bag one. The fact is, I was kind of glad we didn't. Sound strange? I'm sure it is, but I'll tell you why.
The fact of the matter is, while I have no problem with the notion of shooting animals (game), I've never cared for the thought of dealing with the carcasses. I don't find it particularly gross - I've worked for a butcher before and did my fair share of beef and poultry cutting. What I *do* find it, however, is a little creepy. Handling a freshly killed animal is just more than a little unsettling for me. Heaven forbid some sort of postmortem nervous twitch or something happen - I would probably squeal like a little girl, turn and run dead into a tree. If I were a wealthy man, I would probably hire someone to come along and carry my gear/deal with the kills for me.
I've had to handle dead pets before, and I think the only reason that wasn't so bad was the fact that they were more or less part of the family, and it was easy to show them the respect they deserved after passing.
Anyone else had to adjust to hunting in this regard?