henry d Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Lats week we found one deer hung up on a fence, barb top and rabbit netting below, it was dead and a fox had been enjoying a feast, then later in the week a young doe hit a rabbit netted fence at full tilt when we were beating and it broke it`s neck instantly killing it. Finally when lamping last night I found this fella on a fence, in an area I don`t go past often. How I wish I`d seen him earlier in the year Could be a medal too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Pity that looks like a decent head H, are you going to get it mounted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 As said a shame but look on the bright side at least you haven't got the job of boiling it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 You state the glow plus are new but are they working . If you are cranking the engine over and over then they are not working or not getting hot enough. Turn the ignition on and wait for the glow plug lighton the dashboard to go out, switch it off then straight back on again. You can do this a few times if needed to get them really hot. If this fails to start the engine assuming all other machanical factors are ok then . Take the glowplug out reconnect the wiring to them and place them on top of the engine . Turn the ignition to activate them but do not attemp to start . They should live up to there name and glow brightly. we found a fallow stuck in some a few years back while beating, must have been there a week as it looked awful, so bad the keeper borrowed a shotgun from one of the guns and put it down straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Pity that, a bad way to die. Mind you you'd go a long way to shoot a head of that quality. It happens all over, last year I found a young fallow caught by it's back leg in a deer fence. Looked like it had tried to jump it and put it's foot through the top rung. It had probably hung there for less than a day and was still alive but in a very bad way. The flies had already laid all over it's back end and it looked as though it's hip joint was dislocated. Freed it then put an end to it's suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Pity that looks like a decent head H, are you going to get it mounted? I wouldn`t feel right with it mounted, although that begs the question "why keep it ?" I will try and get it weighed etc to see if it is a bronze or silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traztaz Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Pity that, a bad way to die. Mind you you'd go a long way to shoot a head of that quality. It happens all over, last year I found a young fallow caught by it's back leg in a deer fence. Looked like it had tried to jump it and put it's foot through the top rung. It had probably hung there for less than a day and was still alive but in a very bad way. The flies had already laid all over it's back end and it looked as though it's hip joint was dislocated. Freed it then put an end to it's suffering. Why on earth free it then shoot it , why not just get on with it in situ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 I was trespassing in the Forest of Bowland once and found a big old ram with its curly horns wrapped through a fence. It was long dead, must have been a horrible death, it would never have been found, I don't think anybody had been in that area for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubix Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) That's a lovely head. There is a lot of collapsed chicken wire fencing on the woodland edging where I shoot, I'm trying to pursuade my neighbours to help me take it all away. They can't see the risks it poses to wildlife. I hate to think a young roe would get it's weeny foot stuck in it. Edited January 10, 2009 by cubix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 A lovely head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 .......... They can't see the risks it poses to wildlife. I hate to think a young roe would get it's weeny foot stuck in it. Not just that but all types of predator can pin birds and rabbits against collapsed netting easier than catching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Why on earth free it then shoot it , why not just get on with it in situ? Dead weight can be very diffcult to free from a trapped position. And giving the animal the decency to die in a more natural position isnt a bad thing either. Providing things can be done without extra pain caused to the animal. Just my opinion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchangun Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I realy hate barbed wire fences - last week whilst climbing over a fence at the dead of night whilst foxing the U nail holding the wire I was standing on decided to 'ping' just at the wrong time and I ended up with that horrible warm painful feeling way to close to my plumbs! I am all right but it was a reminder to do the 'leg work' on poor shooting days and get some sacking on the fences at my crossing points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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