So, I’ve been noticing some folks who are talking about the deer head mount in the background of my fursuit photo, here’s the link to that if anyone’s interested: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/46338590/

I’m going to start off by saying that, yes, I am a hunter. So is my dad, but I want to stress one important fact.

I exclusively hunt birds, not deer. My dad is the deer hunter.

Here’s why.

1. I genuinely dislike hunting deer because I have a genuine personal connection with these animals. The amount of close encounters I’ve had with these beautiful animals make them incredibly important to me, so I find it difficult to think of hunting them. Even though I hunt birds, yes. Take that as you will.

2. Even if I did try to hunt them, the pressure of trying to kill them quickly and painlessly is just too much. With an animal as big as a deer, the chances of injuring the deer as opposed to actually killing them just breaks my heart, I can’t do it. Since birds are smaller, the chances of eliminating potential suffering is much greater.

3. It’s actually incredibly hard to hunt deer. Even if I did get the chance to have plenty of food, I haven’t seen a deer once on the few deer hunting outings I had with my dad. To hunt a deer is simply too difficult and time consuming for me, bird hunting is significantly different than deer hunting.

So, there you have it. I have my own opinions on hunting in general, but I’d rather have the discussion here rather than on the photo itself, if it can be helped.

I hope this is at least helpful with clarifying some things, I’m not going to apologize for something I believe can be enjoyed with respect and dignity. Nor will I lie to anyone, I know people aren’t stupid and I’m not going to treat anyone that way.