Sully 3 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Alright all, Im usually on the lurcher forum, but I thought I'd ask if what happened to me yesterday was a usual accurance, day off work yesterday, the missus calls me on the way to work and says theres a large deer looks dead on the verge of a road near our house, so, off I trundles and fines the very dead deer, a large roe doe, so I hauls it into the van and off I go home, thinking it's going to feed the dogs for a Month, so out comes the knives and on I get, anyway, to cut the story short, she was heavily pregnant, I found it very difficult to come to terms with taking the young fawn out, couldnt get the poor thing out of my mind, I can imagine what your all thinking, soft t$!^ but nice to know Ive still got a heart after all these Yrs of hunting. Quote Link to post
Richie10 345 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Yes. If you shoot Muntjac does they usually are either pregnant or with young somewhere. I guess the thing is people don't care about summer shooting rabbits and hares with young but when it comes to deer its a different kettle of fish. Anyway it was killed by a car so not really something anyone can prevent. Cheers Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 happened to me last year ... bellied a doe and a pair of fawns fell out ... due to be born any day by the looks of them ... the dogs had the mother and the ferrets had the fawns ... thats nature mate ... it was all ready dead so nothing you could do ... better to use the carcase than leave it to rot ...... Quote Link to post
Simoman 110 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Theres nothing wrong with compassion, the moment i stop having feelings during hunting is the day i'll pack up........... Quote Link to post
scalesntails 118 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I would probably feel bad if I killed it but you didn't so just be pleased it didn't go to waste. Quote Link to post
bullshot 5 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 To me its called respecting your quarry even though didnt kill it you have shown respect Quote Link to post
tommydeer 2 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Agree with you 100%, you think your a hardened country hunter but every now and again you get a reality check and it does you the world of good, just shows you've still got a heart chap, when you get that feeling, you know your in it for the right reasons! Well done for not letting it rot away on the side of the road Quote Link to post
wireviz 8 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 [she was very late having her kids any way for me i would have thought nothing of it dead is dead what causes the death is what upsets me. Quote Link to post
JR Yipp 111 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Theres nothing wrong with compassion, the moment i stop having feelings during hunting is the day i'll pack up........... like the feelings you had for that sheep Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 We should all respect our quarry whatever it is,I shoot foxes on sight,but I respect them highly as the survivors they are.I fed this fawn to the dogs so as to not waste it......... Martin Quote Link to post
SLiP tHe DoG ! 129 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 (edited) Alright all, Im usually on the lurcher forum, but I thought I'd ask if what happened to me yesterday was a usual accurance, day off work yesterday, the missus calls me on the way to work and says theres a large deer looks dead on the verge of a road near our house, so, off I trundles and fines the very dead deer, a large roe doe, so I hauls it into the van and off I go home, thinking it's going to feed the dogs for a Month, so out comes the knives and on I get, anyway, to cut the story short, she was heavily pregnant, I found it very difficult to come to terms with taking the young fawn out, couldnt get the poor thing out of my mind, I can imagine what your all thinking, soft t$!^ but nice to know Ive still got a heart after all these Yrs of hunting. Im worse than that ! I hate it like mate . done a fair few , still dont like it tbh sounds daft but thats one thing a dont enjoy doing when it come to the dogs Edited June 18, 2011 by SLiP tHe DoG ! Quote Link to post
tommydeer 2 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 We should all respect our quarry whatever it is,I shoot foxes on sight,but I respect them highly as the survivors they are.I fed this fawn to the dogs so as to not waste it......... Martin Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,252 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 happened to me last year ... bellied a doe and a pair of fawns fell out ... due to be born any day by the looks of them ... the dogs had the mother and the ferrets had the fawns ... thats nature mate ... it was all ready dead so nothing you could do ... better to use the carcase than leave it to rot ...... Theres nothing wrong with compassion, the moment i stop having feelings during hunting is the day i'll pack up........... I would probably feel bad if I killed it but you didn't so just be pleased it didn't go to waste. To me its called respecting your quarry even though didnt kill it you have shown respect Agree with you 100%, you think your a hardened country hunter but every now and again you get a reality check and it does you the world of good, just shows you've still got a heart chap, when you get that feeling, you know your in it for the right reasons! Well done for not letting it rot away on the side of the road bit of a mixture but the above sums up my feelings of course for future times you know about deer being pts by injection and the offal dont want to risk killing the dog do you. Quote Link to post
devon flighter 421 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Theres nothing wrong with compassion, the moment i stop having feelings during hunting is the day i'll pack up........... + 1 THERE, just about sums it up perfectly ! Quote Link to post
ivebeen 176 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 I was fishing for trout at a high mountain lake in Utah once. I was in the water up to my knees pushing through and going around tall lumps of grass. I come around a bush and i see a dead Mule deer in the shallow water, it startled me a bit, and as i look closer i see that the belly has been opened and a floating a few feet away is a unborn fawn. Neither deer had been mauled by any animal or had any meat been taken.. To this day im not really sure what happened, and it still bothers me a bit. Quote Link to post
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