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Royse 08-03-2012 15:44:23 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Found a nest of baby rabbits on the shady (west) side of my house. While mowing the yard. :( All but one got away unharmed, but that one didn't make it. I don't mind hunting rabbits and eating them, but I really don't like to see them go like that! Just didn't see 'em. Gettin' soft I guess. [Reply]   [No Email]
Kippster 08-04-2012 11:08:50 24.144.192.88 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Just about every year I run at least two fawns through the discbine. I always feel bad and I have tossed my cookies a few times. Hate it when that happens. I'm a softie. Wife raised 9 baby wild rabbits with barely any hair and with the eyes still shut, when I got momma with the mowing machine. Every last one of them lived. On the other hand I love to hunt, but only kill what Mrs. Kippster and I will eat. Woodchucks and other destructive pests being the exceptions to that rule. Kippster   [Reply]  [No Email]
JerryS 08-04-2012 10:51:21 98.80.104.219 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Many years when my summer job was cutting hay, and many years ago when we had quail here, there were lots of times when momma quail would wait until almost the last second before flying up ahead of the sickle bar. I would immediately stop and kill the engine. In a few minutes momma would start whistling from nearby, and the babies would begin peeping. I could then see tiny movements of the grass as these little brown cotton balls, about an inch high, would begin heading toward momma. Sometimes I had to herd momma into a safe area, then wait about 10 minutes until all the biddies had time to scurry over to her.   [Reply]  [No Email]
buickanddeere 08-04-2012 07:52:47 209.240.114.133 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Feel that way about the deer, turkeys, frogs etc too. We don't use the rotary mower on the pastures and other areas to weeds down. Until end of summer when the wee creatures can clear out in time.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 08-04-2012 07:34:35 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Not to mention fat fingers! The 5 and 2 are too close together on a 10-key pad. :)   [Reply]  [No Email]
JMOR 08-04-2012 06:43:06 99.105.24.57 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to 641Dave, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to seeYep, units, decimal points & memory eat our lunch ! Have a good one! :wink:   [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 08-04-2012 06:24:05 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to 641Dave, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   You are correct sir, it was late. That is blade tip speed in feet per minute, not ft/second. And, it should be 20,000 not 50,000. Huge difference. This post was edited by Royse at 06:28:01 08/04/12.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Roy in UK 08-03-2012 22:56:54 86.161.76.138 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Many years ago whilst cutting hay I hit a mallard with a disc mower sitting on her eggs. Of course the duck was mincemeat after that but all the eggs (13) were unharmed. I put them in my lunchbox, placed it by the tractor gearbox to keep them warm then took them home and gave them to a neighbour of mine who put them under a broody bantam hen. Every one hatched!   [Reply]  [No Email]
oldtanker 08-03-2012 22:22:11 66.228.255.239 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Never seen a bunny when mowing but a few years ago a hen turkey flew up right in front of the haybine! I stopped right away and got off and looked. Found a nest with about 8 eggs in it about 3 feet in front of the cutter bar! I cut hay around that nest. Rick   [Reply]  [No Email]
dcarp 08-03-2012 20:41:37 166.147.123.157 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   I mowed over 4 baby bunnies with the lawnmower this spring, guess I found the smart & lucky ones. None of them moved & none of them were hurt. Saw them on the next pass. I'm like you would have felt terrible if they had gotten hurt.   [Reply]  [No Email]
dcarp 08-03-2012 20:41:25 166.147.123.157 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   I mowed over 4 baby bunnies with the lawnmower this spring, guess I found the smart & lucky ones. None of them moved & none of them were hurt. Saw them on the next pass. I'm like you would have felt terrible if they had gotten hurt.   [Reply]  [No Email]
JMOR 08-03-2012 20:12:54 99.105.24.57 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to JDseller, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Royse said: (quoted from post at 23:00:52 08/03/12) Years ago I can remember the fawns laying so still in the tall grass that you couldn't see them, then they'd jump up just in time for the sickle bar to catch their legs. Didn't like it then, don't like it now. I had the Z-turn cranked right up, 50,000 ft/sec blade speed, so I'm sure there was no suffering involved, but still... Grandfather taught me never to kill anything without a reason. Pests, something to eat, protection/preservation, out of its misery, but a reason. I live by that. Must be one noisy lawn mower with a blade tip speed equal to 31 times the speed of sound!!!!!Wow!!! The feds will be coming to get you, since they have 290fps limit on lawn mowers. Aww crap, its late, it may be 45 X speed of sound. A bunch This post was edited by JMOR at 21:29:42 08/03/12 2 times.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom in NE 08-03-2012 20:11:24 74.38.138.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   I was mowing alfalfa years ago with a sickle mower and hit a hen pheasant that was setting on a nest of eggs. I can still see her flying past the tractor, minus her legs...and the blood pouring out. Sure makes a guy feel bad. Tom   [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 08-03-2012 20:07:32 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Appreciate the story Gordo, pretty funny actually, even when true! I did a few tours and duties that wouldn't fit into my normal lifestyle. USN Special Boats.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 08-03-2012 20:00:52 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Years ago I can remember the fawns laying so still in the tall grass that you couldn't see them, then they'd jump up just in time for the sickle bar to catch their legs. Didn't like it then, don't like it now. I had the Z-turn cranked right up, 50,000 ft/sec blade speed, so I'm sure there was no suffering involved, but still... Grandfather taught me never to kill anything without a reason. Pests, something to eat, protection/preservation, out of its misery, but a reason. I live by that.   [Reply]  [No Email]
GeneMO 08-03-2012 19:51:23 71.1.115.9 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   I ran a bird dog up into the grain head of a Gleaner F. Frank was a good ole Dog. Gene   [Reply]  [No Email]
Harry J. Case 08-03-2012 18:17:17 99.195.117.131 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Will a Momma rabbit take care of her babies after they have been licked by a 120lb. Red bone hound? Rex found a nest and had to pull the babies out and inspect them. We put them back as best as we could but do'nt know if the Momma will accept them.   [Reply]  [No Email]
JRSutton 08-03-2012 19:30:20 75.130.109.233 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Harry J. Case, 08-03-2012 18:17:17   Probably. I have a young daughter - which means I'm constantly extracting baby bunnies from the jaws of our cats. The bunnies (judging by their population) seem to do just fine.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Diydave 08-03-2012 18:16:54 96.244.160.31 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Gotta watch spring rabbits, they could give you rabbit fever. Even cleaning the guts off'n a lawnmower, around here, could make you sick enough, to sh!t your brains out, or become a democrat politician! If I hit a nest, I use rubber gloves, when cleaning up the mower, and throw the gloves into the fire. But that's just me, the survivor, talking,LOL!   [Reply]  [No Email]
GordoSD 08-03-2012 17:59:29 64.33.250.162 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   I was at the desrt survival school in Nevada. I saw an adult rabbit run into a hole by some rocks. I started digging and finally way back I could see it, and, about 7 babies. I tied my survival knife on a long stick and just as I was about to have rabbit stew she darted out of the hole and past me. The instructor had come up and was watching. So I decided to go for one of the babies, which was real easy to do and I pulled it out of the hole on my spear. The instructor said "You should leave the rest of them alone" I said, "Look pal, I'm the one that hasn't eaten much for three days, you're out here and eating at a 4 star in town at night." No way, they are going in my pack. He said," we'll give you a can of spam and you leave them." I said "can of spam each!" Which we shook on and so each guy in my "platoon" got a can of spam, and 1/7 of a small cottontail. Some tree huggin, city boy, USAF sargent, LOL.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom in TN 08-03-2012 17:53:10 166.248.82.35 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Royce, Last year, on two different occasions, I hit a fawn with my sickle bar mower while cutting hay. Both times, I had to go to the house to get my rifle to put them out of their misery. In both cases, I actually felt sick and thought that I might lose my lunch. I can still see the little guys and I still feel bad about it. Really soft. Tom in TN   [Reply]  [No Email]
bison 08-03-2012 16:36:39 69.168.144.137 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   I had a fawn go trough the hay bine last year,..not a pretty sight either :shock:   [Reply]  [No Email]
Vito 08-03-2012 16:20:21 75.130.91.54 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   That has happened twice to me.Always feel terrible after it happens. Vito   [Reply]  [No Email]
bo 08-03-2012 16:14:17 184.153.73.241 Report to Moderator	Re: Enough to make a grown man cry in reply to Royse, 08-03-2012 15:44:23   Nope, not soft, human. I'd hate it also.   [Reply]  [No Email]