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Kegan:
What you did was completely natural and right. You hunted the weakest of the herd. Her life was hard and if she had offspring it would have made it hard on them. A few years ago we had a wounded doe that had had her shoulder blown off by a rifle. Of course, my father didn't have a doe tag. Later on she had two fawns. She eventually died, unfortunately I think it was one of the lunatic drivers around here that finally got her, and the two yearlings, who followed her when she could never keep up with the herd, were lost. One was taken during that season and the other was, again, hit by a car.

All natural predators hunt the weakest of the herd. It's natural and most beneficial. Fools who hunt that are hell bent on bagging a big buck by any means are not hunters, they're mistakes. It's one thing to limit your selection to a big buck if you want the challenge, but to make that the entire purpose of hunting is disgusting.

Tsalagi:
My hat is off to you, sir. You are a true hunter. I admire what you did greatly.

PeteC:
Yes sir,you did the honorable thing.I'm sorry for the trouble you had,but,your action was right. Living around livestock, and enjoying all animals,including wildlife,I've had to deal with this same thing myself,and I feel your pain.If it happens again,it won't be any easier,but someone ,(you or me ),has to take responsibility to show true mercy. God Bless

Dave 55:
Ya know you did the right thing not the fun thing,dont dwell on or beat your self over the shot.Who shoots well with the neighborhood watching,Dave.

ricktrojanowski:
I feel that you did the right thing.  Maybey it wasn't glorious enough for the antler eaters, but it was the right thing to do. 

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