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Hmm... it was pretty good.

Aside from what Jabberhut and Azila said, when you said "The arrow pierced the bucks hide," you might want to make "buck's hide", and when you put "he sat there,-motionless-.", you might want to drop the last -. Lastly, when you put "He did not do wrong but it would be wrong when he stopped feeling pain from killing", you might want to put a , somewhere in there.
Well, hope it helped.
Hello, R. J. Hoffman. ^^ Thought I'd stop by and see what you are willing to present to us. (I'm gonna rip, tear, and smile the whole time
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Forgive me for any repeated comments.
Using 'thing' in this instance makes it seem the author has no idea what he's talking about.
This second part is awkward. He could barely see through the wall of snow through squinted eyes; his face was getting frostbitten from the whirling snow around him. Maybe? Adjust to how you need it, but this sounds a bit smoother.
I've never hunted before, but can a stag stride through such tall snow? He would have to push through it, wouldn't he? Or was he striding atop the snow?
This is a run-on and, taking Azila as an example, confuses the reader.
It's, again, awkward, even with the words you excluded.
These are two completely different points and shouldn't be combined in one sentence, let alone next to each other, unless you have a means of smoothing it out. I mean, he's standing a distance away from the stag, right? Even if time really stopped, he wouldn't be able to see every hair on its back.
I thought the stag was the subject until you ended with the underlined portion. The hunter could imagine the force of the broad head slicing through his flesh and veins for the heart.
I agree with Azila with the fact that you should vary the name of your character from 'he'. Use 'the hunter,' 'the boy,' 'the novice hunter,' or even a name.
Overall, it is a very nice piece of work. Besides some possible sentence rewrites and grammar shtuff, you got a good work here. It's a nice flash-fic. I'm not much of a hunter, but I certainly felt for the hunter. The main issues:
He could use a title or a name, the hunter. I get the hunter mixed up with the stag a lot. Titles will help a lot in clearing that up.
Azila recommends first person. It really doesn't matter what PoV you use, as long as you use it well. You can certainly stick with third person. We'll just have to make some adjustments. First person is also effective, but, again, it's a different way of writing and will take many adjustments. It's up to you.
I like this! I hope my review helped. Keep in mind that they're suggestions, you can always decline them.
Keep writing!
Jabber, the One and Only!
I recommend NEVER using the "pre" setting for posting your stories on these forums. It makes the text in a really weird font that (I think) is really hard on the eyes. Rather than using "pre" I suggest just posting the text as is and spacing the paragraphs out.
The version below has the font and spacing fixed and also has my comments (italics) and my suggested changes (bold).
Overall, very touching piece. I really like the conclusion. I think it would be a little better if it was told in 1st person (I, me, mine, etc.) than in 3rd person (he, him, his, etc.) but that's just a matter of opinion.
Hope this helps!
~Azila~