Celebrate all you want guys, I won't criticize.

[GobblerBuster618]

I always give a silent holler unless im with hardwood hd then i give a Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. then do a double fist pump and wind up hurting my arm. Just my way of doing things i guess

[arrow32]

I dont hoop and holler after taking a deer but there are alot of high fives and what not afterwards if anyone of us kill a deer and we are standing there.

Dont see why you wouldn't get worked up after taking such a beautiful aniamal. Something to be proud of anyway.

[Abear]

I definetly celebrate. I usually pump my arms and try to get shaking so much. I can never hide when i shoot a deer from my parents because i always have this huge grin.

[Bowtech_archer07]

I always celebrate right after the shot, and often when my buddies or my dad is walking up to the deer with me. IMHO, I do feel that some professionals get exaggerated and put on a show. Celebrating is fine, just don't overdo it like some people do.

[Guest grunt0331]

I'm more of a fist pump, Michael Waddell kind of guy. Every now and again though, you just got to let a big old holler roll out.

[pointing_dogs_rule]

I'm kinda like the Texan:

It's just not my style to whoop it up after a kill. I have more of a feeling of quiet satisfaction for a job well done. Sort of like when you finish a project where you've built something really nice with your own two hands. But, as long as the emotions are genuine and not just an act for the camera, I don't have any problem with the celebrations.

My presonal style is:

First I thank GOD for giving me the opportunity to hunt and for the opportunity to harvest such a great animal. I then relax and enjoy the 1/2 hour that I sit in the tree before going to find the animal.

You may not agree, however, my favorite saying is;

"ACT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE"........this also applies to the harvesting of an animal

good luck to all

the dog

[Rem308]

When by myself, it's usually a quiet celebration of emotion. I have been fortunate to take a few deer while in the immediate company of others, and let me tell you that it's hard not to celebrate loud then. We filmed a hunt last year and I ended up dropping a doe on camera, and we all gave some high fives and fist-pumps.

[Brad6639]

Heres what I do when I shoot a deer. As soon as the shot is over and the deer has either dropped or ran out of my sight, I imediately say yeah!!! but not real loud, but I can hear it and someone else 10 feet away could. As I do that I always do a double fist pump and then kiss the weapon(not sure why but always have). Thats ussually when I need to sit down if Im in a tree, otherwise Im to excited and could fall. Then I sit and wait and let the animal do its thing, unless it dropped and I know its done. I will go to it right away if its down and I know its dead. Ussually as im packing up stuff Ill do a double fist pump every couple minutes. Now when I trail it, I talk to myself, like whooa, really spraying now, or wow, I wish he was bleeding better. Then when I find it and I know its down, I again double fist pump a bunch of times and tell myself yeah!!! Then I go look at my animal and pet him or her. I admire the rack and every inch of it if its a buck. Ussually ill kind of tap the side of it like that a boy or what not. Then I pick up its head and look at it and say thank you, and Im sorry you had to give up your life but I truley do love your species and have soo much respect for you. Then Ill tag it and feild dress it and get it out of the woods, and then I will just sit and admire it, going down to look at it like once every 15 minutes. If Im with someone else we will hoot and hollar and high five and all that stuff.

What I dont like is the celebrations that are canned. I can ussually tell if its the real celebration after the shot or one they filmed a few minutes later while waiting for the animal to die. I dont care if its awkward, after the shot pan out and let me see thier real actions, not a perfect reaction 15 minutes after the shot. I also dont like the recovery scenes because most of the time they have already found the deer and celebrated, so me the real thing, not the aftermath after the true excitement is done. Most recoverys are all the same, they walk a little, say theres some blood, theres some more blood, they stop look around and say there he is, right down there and then walk up to him and fake it like its actually happening. Id rather watch the real footage even if its not as perfect as the staged one. I love to watch the reactions and they dont have to hollywood it up for me to like it.

Ill even admit this as long as no one laughs at me. Ever since started hunting, I dreamed of taking a perfect 10 pointer, one thats real symetrical. Back in 2004 that happened, biggets buck Id ever saw in the wild, and as I picked his horns up and looked him over, I broke down into tears because of sheer joy and happiness, but also sadness that I had ended such a beautiful animals life. I really respect them and love to hunt them, but the kill I always feel sad about even though Im glad I did it.

[Guest doublelung45]

true emotion

My friends and I are getting into filming our hunts. After my friends got some footage of a nice 10pt taken with a bow and watching it drop on camera, the camera lense was then turned to my buddy who just taken the shot and just realized he harvested the biggest bow buck of his life and got the entire moment captured on film.

While I was not the camera man nor the hunter in this story I did watch the footage with both a short time after the hunt. Both camera man and hunter said they did not remember saying and doing the things that were watching on the film. I could see on his face and hear in his voice that it was true emotion which was controlling his words and actions. Even now almost a year after the hunt we all get a sudden urge of excitement when we watch the footage....Let it out!!!

[Guest pabowhunter]

The day i quit getting excited will be the day i quit hunting!!!I doubt that will ever happen though because i love my hunting!

[98chevy]

I dont care if it's my 100th doe I still get tp breathing fast and smiling ear to ear.

[buckee]

My buddies and I are more of the quiet type. We like to go into the woods quiet, and exit as quiet as possible, but that doesn't mean we don't smile lots,give high 5's, and hoot and holler in whispers

Whenever I connect, on an animal, My first reaction is always to bow my head, and thank God for this wonderful opportunity to be there, and enjoy what he has provided. It's a quiet moment between the Lord and I before my hunting buddies show up, and we can smile a lot.

[SpcNape]

I'm guessing this thread comes from watching the Truth 4? I was a little shocked when Will made the comment that someone was upset about them getting too excited when they harvested an animal. For one, it's a natural responce for everyone to have some way of releasing the charge one gets from the adreneline rush before and during a kill. Usually there is a physical responce, hence the shaking and abnormal breathing. Many let out a yell to help with this process.

On the other side it is a very happy moment. You have worked hard to get conditions right for this moment, why not be excited? I remember the first buck I killed, I was shaking so hard I couldn't stay standing. I had to imediatly call my father and get him to my stand to share the moment with me.

I have many friends who don't hunt, and when they watch a video and someone starts shaking and hooping they just don't understand. I don't think it's wrong to celebrate, and I don't think it's wrong either for others to sit quietly and enjoy the moment. There is no disrespect in rejoicing in a plan gone well.

[stevebeilgard]

i feel sorry for those so cold they cannot celebrate. if the happiness is gone, it's just killing. i've never shot without excitement. and i've never killed without a thanks and a celebration. and i never will

[buckshot]

I'm a pretty excitable person,(just ask someone thats gone fishing with me.lol) So I understand the emotion some hunters express after taking a deer.The first thing I do after I know I made a good hit is look up and say Thank You Lord!, then I usually have to sit down because I'm shaking so bad.

[buckee]

then I usually have to sit down because I'm shaking so bad.

Oh yeah, I forgot to add that part :D