Harvest not kill?

[hdshot]

Just reported a deer I harvested.  But the questions only asked if I killed it which made me feel like I did something illegal.  Why is the word kill used because that is a word to describe an illegal act in most cases?  Hunters don't kill, we harvest legal as if the animal was like a berry we pick in the summer as example.     

The main thing that makes me upset is we are looked at as killers as I found out these days and we allowed that to happen?  If my report was not done already I would call it in to talk with a person and they would have to ask me for the report and change the word from kill to harvest because I did not kill anything.  Gawd, I'm so PO'ed with myself to fall in that trap!   

Long story short, only hunted birds since the reporting process for big game began because of no success back then so this was my 1st deer harvested and tag I bought in a long time and will never let this terrible experience happen again.   

[bobcat]

Fruits and vegetables are harvested. Game animals are killed. No need to sugar coat it, in my opinion.

[Blacktail Sniper]

 

[duckmen1]

 

[cmiller85]

It seems like you have had too much politically correct BS hammered into your subconcious. Killing stuff is what we do as hunters. Nothing wrong with it. It is management of the species.

[h20hunter]

You did kill it. 

[DP]

Seems like such a 'hard' name for someone worried about their image. Headshot, sounds like you intended to kill it.

[Shed Stud]

  beat me to it.

[duckmen1]

Maybe not being ok with saying you killed an animal means your not ok with actually doing so and this isn't a sport for you. Just a thought. I don't let the yuppies control me though and have no problem saying what I actually do and how much time, effort, and money it took to do so. There is always the option of harvesting your meat in a grocery basket. nothing I will do though.
Congrats on your deer

[jackmaster]

Fruits and vegetables are harvested. Game animals are killed. No need to sugar coat it, in my opinion.

[scottr]

I like harvest because it implies killing with the intent to consume as food. I don't have an issue with trophy hunting but tend to eat what I kill (until I start varmint hunting this year )

What drives me crazy is when I get back from a hunt and my non hunting friends ask if I "caught" anything? Yes I caught these ducks with a net (a net of #4s) 

[hdshot]

Fruits and vegetables are harvested. Game animals are killed. No need to sugar coat it, in my opinion.

We consume our deer like fruits and vegetables.  Don't undersand your point?     

[h20hunter]

I chuckle at the "caught" term....I just explain that its not a fish...

I had the killing talk with my son before we set out for our first hunt. I made (tried at least) to make sure he understood....we are killing, taking a life. What we do can not be undone. We own it. Hence, killing, not harvesting. However, I see your point and don't think you are wrong in any way by saying harvest has an implication of consumption above anything else.

[Buckmark]

Just reported a deer I harvested.  But the questions only asked if I killed it which made me feel like I did something illegal.  Why is the word kill used because that is a word to describe an illegal act in most cases?  Hunters don't kill, we harvest legal as if the animal was like a berry we pick in the summer as example.     

The main thing that makes me upset is we are looked at as killers as I found out these days and we allowed that to happen?  If my report was not done already I would call it in to talk with a person and they would have to ask me for the report and  change the word from kill to harvest because I did not kill anything.   Gawd, I'm so PO'ed with myself to fall in that trap!   

Long story short, only hunted birds since the reporting process for big game began because of no success back then so this was my 1st deer harvested and tag I bought in a long time and will never let this terrible experience happen again.

Uh, yes you did. Are your serious or drinking? Is this a real post? You killed a deer, no doubt about it, if it is dead and you caused it's demise, then yep you killed it......
If you hit a deer with your car did you kill it or harvest it? The same end result, death.....
Seriously you want to call and talk it over, to get your feelings of insecurity in killing something changed to harvest so you can sleep better at night?
We as humans kill things all the time, living, breathing things...bugs, rodents, deer, fish, brain cells......
I think you need a hug, H20 volunteers 

[h20hunter]

Hugs gonna have to wait....I haven't been drinking........yet.

Harvest to me says you got your hands on a fawn, raised it with care and love, then "harvested" it in its prime for meat.

However....you could look at it like the beef industry....you could always say you slaughtered it? Not trying to rile anyone up but if you look at the meat industry it is much more brutal than what we as hunters do. We kill animals in the most humane way we can with the tools we have. End of story.