You are not weird. Killing a critter is not a natural feeling thing for most people, and even hunters have some mixed feelings about it. We ran over a deer on the freeway when my kids were tiny and I still recoil when I think of it. Not in guilt, but just dismay that it happened. Its a sad thing. We once were at a stop sign and saw a mommy and baby deer crossing the street in a bad area(people coming over a hill a little too fast usually in a neighborhood) and I knew something bad would happen. I reached over an honked the horn, trying to scare the deer or alert the people who were surely coming up the road, but the deer didn't scare easy(finally gave the kids a show and NOT the one I wanted them to see). The baby had a leg broken and the mommy made it to the side of the road and just looked confused about what to do about her baby. It was absolutely heartbreaking (serious mommy hormones were coursing through me at this point). Fortunately, one of the neighbors worked in an animal rescue group and took the baby, but I still feel bad for the doe. I live in WA state, and when I go shopping I frequently see deer at the AFB. They are lucky, no one speeds on base!
