Anybody ever run over a Fawn bush hogging..Uggg !

[Hardscrabbble]

That almost happen to me. I was mowing a hayfield and just happen to see the fawn about 20 feet directly in front of me. Just sat there trying to figure out what to do and the fawn takes off. Starts running in all directions like a chicken with its head cut off. I just sat there and it finally ran into the woods. I was very watchful of my mowing after that.

 

[EE_Bota]

I used to work in a veterinary clinic for a few years. People just did not think about the importance of not letting their dogs run in the field and chase scared-up vermin while sickle-bar mowing. Its fun to watch Bowsers reaction to all the little animals, then Bowser leaps from behind to cutter to in front! At the clinic, no dog brought in died, but it was very unpleasant for the dog, WORSE for the owner, and who knows what happened to the dogs not brought in to the clinic.

I know you feel bad, and I do too. I will not take my usual joy in denouncing you to PETA and ELF (but watch it Bub!)

 

[QwikDraw]

I've hit some box turtles in the past couple of years. Two this year...it really stinks. On my list is also rabbits, snakes and mice.

 

[Bob Ha]

No fawns... thank God but have run over other critters... Turkey was worst for me

 

[FarmGeek]

No fawns... thank God but have run over other critters... Turkey was worst for me

I'll see your turkey and raise two skunks.

I hate killing anything that does not deserve it, as we all do, but the two skunks offered lingering reminders to be ever watchful while I mow. Narrowly missed a fawn this spring but some bunnies and a snake or two were not so fortunate.

I learned to not exceed second gear when the grass is high to give me more time to shoo the critters away before any get hurt.

Jeff

 

[whitedogone]

can't be any worse than cutting momma off at the knees with a sickle mower while fawns watch.

 

[hitekcountry]

It's not uncommon to come back around and see a chopped up snake in the path of the last pass. Hate to see that, but you can't avoid them if you can't see them.

The strangest thing that happened to me was I had been working a number of hours moving a large pile of dirt that had been there for a couple of years, I came back for another bucket load when I saw this gofer. Apparently on the previous pass I had dug into his den and in doing so the bucket somehow caught his hide and completely ripped the skin off its body. His head was normal but on all of his body you could see the pink of his muscles. And it was clear that he knew he was in a life and death situation and amazingly the little guy was determined to stand up and fight to defend his home and family. As the tractor approached him he took a stance that would remind you of an attack dog. This little guy was snapping his teeth totally committed to fight the monster tractor to the death, and when the tractor was close enough he charged the right front tire and if I hadn't swerved I would have run him over. I continued working and didn't see the little guy again, and yea it was only a gofer but I felt bad about what had happened and absolutely amassed at how brave that little guy was.

 

[ovrszd]

This didn't involve my tractor but was a first for me. I fell a large dead oak tree and started blocking it for firewood when this happened. I think maybe the fall of the tree knocked him out or maybe killed him. He was in a hollow part of the tree. Sawed him right in half. Couldn't figure out what was going on as blood, flesh and hair started coming out of the saw chips.

 

[deere755]

I have never hit one with a bush hog that I am aware of, but I did hit one with the disk this spring in some tall grass. I kind of hated it at the time but when I came back and saw all the damage that they had done to my soybeans I figured it was one less eating them.

 

[bigjackedupchevy]

Well, my friend just recently ran over a doe in a field the other day, felt the same way as you did, just terrible.