James, I hear you! My folks moved to a lake in the woods in the UP of Michigan after I graduated high school. Had heard about bird hunting so I went out solo and came across a ruffed grouse that wasn’t 20’ away. After blasting it to smithereens with the shotgun, I proudly took it home to my folks. What I didn’t realize at the time, but soon figured out, was that the bird was a mother grouse seeking to distract the intruder from her young ones. That was it for me for hunting of any kind. I still regret pulling the trigger. But, like you, I understand the need to cull the deer herd and so on, I just don’t want to be the one doing the culling. And insects? There are some on my hit list: waterbugs, roaches, ants, mosquitoes, flies. But that’s about it except for the violators on my tomato plants. I’m good with wasps and bees, will catch them inside and release outside. I like small spiders and prefer to co-exist with them, particularly those in the bathroom which usually end up with names. Bigger spiders in the house wind up outside, unless a black widow, in which case, it is bidden farewell.