Just killed a fox and...
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V8RX7 said:
I had a young barn owl fly across the road and hit my screen a few hundred metres from my home, I stopped and recovered it as it was still breathing but it died within 5 mins.
I'd never even seen a live one before and now I'd killed one.
I was out walking down my road (of the day, moved since) when I spotted a barn owl lying in the road. It was dead but still warm. The poor thing was beautiful and unmarked so not being utterly certain that it was dead I put it on the top of the hedgerow by the roadside. If it recovered it could fly off, but otherwise the local red kites would have 'recycled' it very quickly come the morning. Like you, I had never seen one in the flesh before.I'd never even seen a live one before and now I'd killed one.
Never killed one but had one flung at me,
At our old house I had a set dog walk route, semi rural, quite pleasant, about 2 miles and did it most nights or a variation, anyway, crossing going down one bit with fields either side, Mr Fox pokes his head out and starts to scuttle and sees me and Molly the dog maybe 25 feet away, he decides to leg it across the road and was so fixated on us he didnt notice the Transit flying along coming the opposite direction, it connected decisively with a sickening "whump" and the now very dead fox was accelerated back towards us, we jumped and it just missed us, van carried on at speed as if nothing had happened. the dog couldnt believe her luck and was really excited, she didnt know whether to eat, play with or try and breed with it, I spoilt it by hoiking the corpse over into the field.
At our old house I had a set dog walk route, semi rural, quite pleasant, about 2 miles and did it most nights or a variation, anyway, crossing going down one bit with fields either side, Mr Fox pokes his head out and starts to scuttle and sees me and Molly the dog maybe 25 feet away, he decides to leg it across the road and was so fixated on us he didnt notice the Transit flying along coming the opposite direction, it connected decisively with a sickening "whump" and the now very dead fox was accelerated back towards us, we jumped and it just missed us, van carried on at speed as if nothing had happened. the dog couldnt believe her luck and was really excited, she didnt know whether to eat, play with or try and breed with it, I spoilt it by hoiking the corpse over into the field.
The Spruce goose said:
they are not, they are a important part of the countryside eco system. they are viewed as pests, same as badgers by people that don't understand how ecosystems work.
Stafford city boy, an even more destructive creature to the countryside than the over population of mid range predators.
FFS, that's now stuck in my head! Yipper said:
Always a mystery how so many people can get so much enjoyment from killing an innocent animal going about its daily business. Slightly weird behaviour.
I think there is a big difference between getting enjoyment and just not being bothered. Most of the posts seem to be very much the latter. I live in a rural area so I know how densely populated we are with foxes, badgers and rabbits. As such I don't bat an eyelid when I see the fresh strikes on the road most days. My kids are 3 and 5 and even they recognise it as one of those things - it helps them understand the dangers of being silly by the road as they know exactly what I mean when I say they'll get squished!
Hit a dog once, was going about 60 minus whatever breaking I managed in the couple of seconds before I hit it - the dog came right across in front of me with it's head turned in the other direction - it only had one eye and there was a cement truck coming the other way. To this day I swear it went under at least one of my wheels - car was buggered (old snotter mk2 astra) - this old one eyed collie ended up with... concussion! One lucky and very hardy dog. When I went back to see the owners the next day to make sure it was ok they actually gave me a few quid towards repairing my car (wasn't aware of the snapped front cross member at that point and to be honest didn't feel right taking anything so settled on the price of a new numberplate). It was only the second time in it's life it had been across that road (I'm guessing also the last).
Have squashed a pheasant with a tractor, going up hill, with a trailer full of top soil - doing my bit for Darwinism!
Have squashed a pheasant with a tractor, going up hill, with a trailer full of top soil - doing my bit for Darwinism!
jdw1234 said:
Apologies if I have offended you in some way.
It is the same numberplate as is now on the chaps Range Rover above and we had identical pheasant collisions.
\Well done spending money on a plate and chav spacing it....which is more objectionable than having the remains of a dead bloated badger splashed on it.It is the same numberplate as is now on the chaps Range Rover above and we had identical pheasant collisions.
So far I have had;
a cat many years ago. Jumped out of the road into the grass bank then straight back out in front of me as I passed.
a few pheasants.
loads of smaller birds. Pigeons, sparrows etc.
I think a bat or two.
Most recently a young deer jumped out in front of me when in the work van. Didn't even have time to get on the brakes, so hit it at about 50mph. Suffered a cracked number plate and front bumper step.
Never feels nice when you kill something, but is inevitable when you live in the countryside.
a cat many years ago. Jumped out of the road into the grass bank then straight back out in front of me as I passed.
a few pheasants.
loads of smaller birds. Pigeons, sparrows etc.
I think a bat or two.
Most recently a young deer jumped out in front of me when in the work van. Didn't even have time to get on the brakes, so hit it at about 50mph. Suffered a cracked number plate and front bumper step.
Never feels nice when you kill something, but is inevitable when you live in the countryside.
Stickyfinger said:
jdw1234 said:
Apologies if I have offended you in some way.
It is the same numberplate as is now on the chaps Range Rover above and we had identical pheasant collisions.
\Well done spending money on a plate and chav spacing it....which is more objectionable than having the remains of a dead bloated badger splashed on it.It is the same numberplate as is now on the chaps Range Rover above and we had identical pheasant collisions.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
work it out yourself , lots of examples of similar thinking, in fact 100's of pages worth
work it out yourself , lots of examples of similar thinking, in fact 100's of pages worth
d that bit the heads of 10 of my chickens.V8RX7 said:
Stickyfinger said:
jdw1234 said:
Apologies if I have offended you in some way.
It is the same numberplate as is now on the chaps Range Rover above and we had identical pheasant collisions.
\Well done spending money on a plate and chav spacing it....which is more objectionable than having the remains of a dead bloated badger splashed on it.It is the same numberplate as is now on the chaps Range Rover above and we had identical pheasant collisions.
Secure behind an anonymous log-in but would never dare to go up to a stranger in the pub and come out with something like that.
Happy to offer my name to anyone....all the 100's of posters on those threads are the same are they ?
I note:
You: No car listed:Me: Cars listed
You: No region listed : Me: Region Listed
Names: You or me would be daft on the internet
Who hides again ??
I note:
You: No car listed:Me: Cars listed
You: No region listed : Me: Region Listed
Names: You or me would be daft on the internet
Who hides again ??
Edited by Stickyfinger on Tuesday 24th January 18:42
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