Almost stepped on this newborn fawn

[Sixes]

Headed in this AM with my Dad and had a doe blowing in front of me. Flipped on my flashlight and took a few steps and this little one was laying in the road. It had it's head pressed against the ground and was barely breathing. Took a few seconds to realize it was alive.

fawn3 by Tim Hillhouse, on Flickr

[tomstopper]

Good thing you didn't step on it... Where I used to hunt in PA, the farmer there used to get physically upset if he hit them while mowing hay. It's not a pretty sight and after witnessing it first hand, I could see why he got upset

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[dublelung]

That's a cool pic! Mother Nature built them to hide from predators but they're no match for those farm implements.

[Sir-diealot]

Another gift from God. Love it when he lets me see new stuff like that.

[howl]

If it hadda been a snake...

[1iagobblergetter]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

[Sir-diealot]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

I don't.

[1iagobblergetter]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

I don't.

Coyotes hunting them relentlessly verses farm machinery I'll guarantee it. Coyotes can hunt them anywhere and for a purpose. Machinery is an occasional mishap over a limited area. Our DNR dug up several dens and one had over 20 fawn skulls in it. My  Grandfather,Dad,and Brother has farmed most of their lives and haven't killed that many altogher with equipment. That's even with raising cattle and mowing a lot of hay in thick deer country.

[dublelung]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

I trap coyotes and get rid of them. People get pissed when I burn their farm implements. 

[Sir-diealot]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

I don't.

Coyotes hunting them relentlessly verses farm machinery I'll guarantee it. Coyotes can hunt them anywhere and for a purpose. Machinery is an occasional mishap over a limited area. Our DNR dug up several dens and one had over 20 fawn skulls in it. My  Grandfather,Dad,and Brother has farmed most of their lives and haven't killed that many altogher with equipment. That's even with raising cattle and mowing a lot of hay in thick deer country.

As far as your grandfather goes I think I would leave him out of the equation, maybe your father as well depending on age. Modern equipment (That I am guessing your grandfather and maybe your father again depending on his age did not have) destroys so much in it's path, also moves faster than old equipment. That is one of the reasons you see decline in animals, the equipment just works to good these days at lets just say pulling corn off, in the old days more would fall to the ground or not be cut and there would be stuff still on stalks or on the ground for the critters to eat. This is the same for all farm equipment. You take that and add it to ones that get run over and maybe cut up and then you have far more dying from those injuries and from lack of food that they had years ago when the equipment was not as good. No insult intended to anybody in your family at all and I hope it was not taken as such. Time for bed.

[1iagobblergetter]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

I don't.

Coyotes hunting them relentlessly verses farm machinery I'll guarantee it. Coyotes can hunt them anywhere and for a purpose. Machinery is an occasional mishap over a limited area. Our DNR dug up several dens and one had over 20 fawn skulls in it. My  Grandfather,Dad,and Brother has farmed most of their lives and haven't killed that many altogher with equipment. That's even with raising cattle and mowing a lot of hay in thick deer country.

As far as your grandfather goes I think I would leave him out of the equation, maybe your father as well depending on age. Modern equipment (That I am guessing your grandfather and maybe your father again depending on his age did not have) destroys so much in it's path, also moves faster than old equipment. That is one of the reasons you see decline in animals, the equipment just works to good these days at lets just say pulling corn off, in the old days more would fall to the ground or not be cut and there would be stuff still on stalks or on the ground for the critters to eat. This is the same for all farm equipment. You take that and add it to ones that get run over and maybe cut up and then you have far more dying from those injuries and from lack of food that they had years ago when the equipment was not as good. No insult intended to anybody in your family at all and I hope it was not taken as such. Time for bed.

Were Good. You have your opinion and I'll stick behind mine along with every farmer in my area.

[1iagobblergetter]

That's neat....I bet the coyotes are a lot harder on them than farm machinery.

I trap coyotes and get rid of them. People get pissed when I burn their farm implements. 

They'd Just call the law or shoot and ask questions later around here. I'd probably go with the last one though..

[chadly]

Thanks for sharing the picture.  I've only seen one like that.  I was pulling ribbon from trees after a hare scramble race.  It was laying literally 10 feet from where 100's of motorcycles had raced by repeatedly the last 8 hours. They lay flat and dont move.  Must have been a stressful day for it.   

[kdfester]

PA Game Commission says bears are the hardest on newborn fawn due to their incredible nose.  Maybe the only propaganda I believe from them.

[tomstopper]

PA Game Commission says bears are the hardest on newborn fawn due to their incredible nose.  Maybe the only propaganda I believe from them.

I have heard this before as well

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