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One's ethics and morals are in part a function of what you learn when growing up, inculcated by your parents and peers; and in part what you learn later on.
Americans seem to be more judgemental than folks from other countries, though we're not completely alone in this. You can see it in this forum on certain subjects; hunting deer with dogs is one. Those who grow up with it see it as natural; others go into hysterics against it because it's foreign to them. I've travelled a lot through some twenty countries, and I learned early on that, "When in Rome, do as Romans do," is a good way to avoid trouble. The obvious alternative is don't go to Rome...
One thing to remember is that when hunting with a raptor, the raptor will make the final decision of whether or not to strike. Whether the target animal is the fawn of a larger species or a mature animal of a smaller species is beside the point; it's not really something for us to judge, I think: It's the bird's choice.
Art
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