Do you pay homage to your deer (or any animal) before moving them?

Hi, long time reader of the OB way before I joined the site, just wanted to ask this. As I was with my son this past weekend in the woods, it dawned on me that a very important part of what my dad taught me was thanking God and nature for your take prior to touching it. For giving us the physical ability to hunt, our graciousness for the animals, the trees, the land, etc.

Do others do this? I believe it to be a very important part of hunting that should be passed down to the next generation. It's a connection to our world that we should feel privleged to have, to feed our families with what God and nature has provided, and by doing so, have a part of nature become a part of us forever.

I'm not talking about crying over the animal, just placing your hand on it and saying a small prayer or message of thanks, whether to God or nature, or both, whatever you believe.