http://www.rodandriflerag.com/reader-submitted/one-reason-not-to-sleep-in-the-deer-stand/ The Sportsman's Journal(TM) - Hunting and Fishing Journal Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:49:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rodandriflerag.com/reader-submitted/one-reason-not-to-sleep-in-the-deer-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Leo Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:32:07 +0000 http://www.rodandriflerag.com/?p=112#comment-18 As a non-hunter, this actually strikes me as a fair (and more humane) outcome. I would see it as a much more brutal act to have killed the doe that came up to you and did you no harm as you slept. That to me seems like a moment of natural communion that should have gone unchallenged by a gun. Even though you didn't miss your shot on purpose, I commend you nonetheless for sharing a story that may make you the butt of jokes among your friends, but which provides a less discouraging ending for those of us who camp and hike among these beautiful animals in a non-violent context. As a non-hunter, this actually strikes me as a fair (and more humane) outcome. I would see it as a much more brutal act to have killed the doe that came up to you and did you no harm as you slept. That to me seems like a moment of natural communion that should have gone unchallenged by a gun. Even though you didn’t miss your shot on purpose, I commend you nonetheless for sharing a story that may make you the butt of jokes among your friends, but which provides a less discouraging ending for those of us who camp and hike among these beautiful animals in a non-violent context.

]]> http://www.rodandriflerag.com/reader-submitted/one-reason-not-to-sleep-in-the-deer-stand/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Sven Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:42:04 +0000 http://www.rodandriflerag.com/?p=112#comment-13 I hope your buddies never let you forget that one! That warm belly will put you down every time. I hope your buddies never let you forget that one! That warm belly will put you down every time.

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