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<blockquote data-quote="IHFarmer07" data-source="post: 1818949" data-attributes="member: 75397"><p>As a farm raised boy to now 29 and still on the farm, there are days that it's been really hard. I've been a hunter from age 8.....it never really affected me until later in life that it got me thinking, man I just took the life of that animal. I've had to kill pets, cows that were broken down that wasn't worth the vet bill, kill a bunch of the critters getting in the crops ect... it has gotten to me a few times to have to shoot baby coons and I feel bad about it but it's pest control. My dad used to have to shoot the cows but he's turned "squeamish" if that's really the term for it, I guess it's kind of a spiritual thing for him and now turned it over to me.....it sucks terribly but that's life on the farm. Sometimes farming is tough, you have to make very tough decisions </p><p></p><p>You have to get your mind set that this is for a reason and not just for the thrill, most times that's what I do.</p><p></p><p>In a way I'm "squeamish" too but only to my blood or big injuries, little cuts, scrapes not a problem....animal blood has really no affect to me and to be honest, I like cleaning the animal almost better than killing it. Sometimes my sorrow gets the better of me with killing Gods creation but meat on the table pushes that away.</p><p></p><p>Like most said take someone with you, just dive in and DON'T OVER THINK IT......it's hard but sometimes to do things you want to do you have to push past your weaknesses and move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IHFarmer07, post: 1818949, member: 75397"] As a farm raised boy to now 29 and still on the farm, there are days that it’s been really hard. I’ve been a hunter from age 8.....it never really affected me until later in life that it got me thinking, man I just took the life of that animal. I’ve had to kill pets, cows that were broken down that wasn’t worth the vet bill, kill a bunch of the critters getting in the crops ect... it has gotten to me a few times to have to shoot baby coons and I feel bad about it but it’s pest control. My dad used to have to shoot the cows but he’s turned “squeamish” if that’s really the term for it, I guess it’s kind of a spiritual thing for him and now turned it over to me.....it sucks terribly but that’s life on the farm. Sometimes farming is tough, you have to make very tough decisions You have to get your mind set that this is for a reason and not just for the thrill, most times that’s what I do. In a way I’m “squeamish” too but only to my blood or big injuries, little cuts, scrapes not a problem....animal blood has really no affect to me and to be honest, I like cleaning the animal almost better than killing it. Sometimes my sorrow gets the better of me with killing Gods creation but meat on the table pushes that away. Like most said take someone with you, just dive in and DON’T OVER THINK IT......it’s hard but sometimes to do things you want to do you have to push past your weaknesses and move on. [/QUOTE]
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