“Confessions of a Deer Hunter” In Seamus McGraw’s essay “Hunting Deer with My Flintlock”, he discusses many instances that give relevance to how he admires wilderness, nature, and the conservation of traditional hunting. There are two sides of McGraw in this essay. One that is compassionate, and has a willingness to love the animal in its natural state. The other is for hunting, to feed his family and to be responsible as a person who strives to conserve his traditions. Although hunting is viewed