Ever heard this song?

ctfisher

ctfisher

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On my recent trip to Kansas with my father, we heard this song about a man shooting a 'fresh young pheasant' on the return ride while listening to Bluegrass Junction (a channel on SiriusXM). It stuck a chord with both of us and we commented on how sad it made us feel as it ended.

As time has passed in my hunting life, it has gotten harder for me to deal with the remorse of taking an animals life - despite how much I enjoy the pursuit and all else surrounding the hunt of said animal. My dad has expressed the same to me several times after we killed deer & turkeys. All the animals I hunt have become so beautiful and valuable to me that I feel guilty after taking one's life. I don't kill just for the sake of killing and have never liked being around those that do. I try my absolute best to honor the animal by harvesting and eating as much of it as possible and treating it with the utmost care. I abide by the rules and regs. I thank God for creating those animals for us to hunt and apologize for taking one's life. I think a lot of this stems from the fact that I worry about what will happen to hunting in my lifetime and if there will even be pheasants and quail and deer and turkeys to hunt when I reach my dad's age (70).

Am I turning soft already, or do any of you experience some of these same feelings?

link to song:
 
As I get older, I don't spend much time focusing about how I feel about anything or on things outside my control. It's easy to focus on the negative side of life and make yourself miserable in the process. I try to avoid those emotional rollercoasters. Not a chance in hell I would listen to that music on a hunting trip.....or any trip really. I've heard better music on a random street corner. Grab a cold beer and put on some AC/DC. You'll feel better.
 
I know what you’re saying. I was thinking it would be cool to just have a stun gun like the old Star Trek. Just stun them let the dog bring them back and set them free when she is not looking. I do feel bad at times killing game. I no longer hunt deer. I wish they would leave the few bears alone we have in Michigan. Getting soft in my old age
 
My uncle was a big coon hunter. Tyler Childers has a song , can I take my hounds to heaven, I get all choked up when I hear it.
I guess that really wasn’t your question though
 
I think there's something deeply wrong with anyone who does not feel remorse for the being they just killed. That's why I say a little prayer sometimes, especially when I kill a turkey. I pray for the soul I just took. But I also thank the lord for giving me the strength to do it, and for giving me the desire to hunt. I cannot imagine me in a world without it. So, thank you lord and please give me another season. Amen
 
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