Hi @galenkp, in posts like this I get a bit lost although I always find items of interest. I'm surprised you shoot with both eyes open. But what strikes me most is the intention not to make the animal suffer. I'm sure not everyone is so careful.
I hope you are enjoying a good end to Saturday.
I wouldn't think that anyone on Hive would have much of a clue about what I'm talking about in this post, I don't really write for others though so that's all good.
As for being humane when I kill, it makes sense to me and I'd not feel right doing things any other way.
I am not surprised by either answer. On the second point you have already mentioned it in other publications, but it still surprises me because although I know hunters, talking to them is a point that is clear, but then disappears from the publications, or so it seems to me.
On the other hand, there are things that do not surprise me but are in the text. It's like a summary of Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel.