after your shot?

[edmondshunter]

How do you pay your respects the the deer you just shot? 

I put foliage and a cedar sprauge in the deers mouth, like a last meal.  I also spend a little time thanking the deer for feeding my family.

[Houndhunter]

i cut off his stuff and hang it in a tree nearby

[robodad]

I used to leave the tip of the heart as a "thank you" but now I leave the whole gutpile  

[edmondshunter]

i cut off his stuff and hang it in a tree nearby

Wow Hound,not sure that is showing respect, but to each there own

[NRA4LIFE]

A simple Thank You Lord.

Then the Mmmmmm Backstrap chant.

[DeKuma]

i cut off his stuff and hang it in a tree nearby

Man, that cracked me up!!

[TheKid#10]

I am not a religious man, more spiritual I guess. But I always say a "prayer" if you will, thanking whomever or whatever created this wonderful animal that I love to pursue so much. And let him know the animal was not taken in haste or for sport but to satisfy my natural born hunting instincts and feed my family as well. In my opinion, for what it's worth. If you don't have tremendous respect and maybe even a sliver of remorse when you kill one of these awesome creatures you're more of a killer not a hunter.   This wasn't always the case. As I grew older and matured I started my "prayer" tradition. It really stated after I shot a cow years ago that ran off and started screaming, crying almost. As I ran to the noise to finish what I started I saw her talking to her calf, which I had not seen with her when I shot. The calf just stood there looking at her lie there and cry about 10 yards away. I couldn't even shew it off. I shot her again and the calf still stayed there. Then some guy comes running through the woods, attracted to the noise, asks me what the hell was that noise. I show and tell him the story and point out the calf and he blasts it before I even finish my sentence. Several people in my camp heard the cow dying and we all agreed probably the worst noise we ever heard. Left a bad taste in my mouth and added a whole lot more respect for my prey.

[Muleyslyr]

I don't really have any specific things I do to pay my respects......but I do usually take a few minutes just sittin' next to the animal and taken the whole experience in.  Just take 5-10 minutes to reflect on what just happened and the circumstances that lead up to that point and how fortunate I am to be sittin' right there with an animal I've been persuing and dreaming about since the previous hunting season.

[dbllunger]

I always yell as loud as I can "FU*%&^ING AYE".  Lets god and everyone else who can hear know that I killed another good animal.

[Cougeyes]

Same as Muleyslyr.

[billythekidrock]

How do you pay your respects the the deer you just shot?

By quickly and properly gutting, skinning and butchering with minimal waste.

[GEARHEAD]

Tarzan howl.

[Hunting Cowboy]

I don't really have any specific things I do to pay my respects......but I do usually take a few minutes just sittin' next to the animal and taken the whole experience in.  Just take 5-10 minutes to reflect on what just happened and the circumstances that lead up to that point and how fortunate I am to be sittin' right there with an animal I've been persuing and dreaming about since the previous hunting season.

You pretty much nailed my feelings on the subject Muleyslyr. Exactly what we do!

[bucklucky]

DITTO!

[popeshawnpaul]

I have done everything from cry to whoop and holler.  I'm not a religous man, so I don't do any ritual per se.  I do sit down and relax for at least 15 minutes to enjoy the situation and let it sink in.  If there is a beer around, I like to pop one of those as I'm usually exhausted and it's the end of the day.  When i shot my moose this year, for an hour I sat there and just stared at it.  Shooting the animal isn't my favorite part of hunting.  In fact, it's my least favorite and right up there with dressing the animal.  I like remembering my hunt and the stalk the best.