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Post by staggering on Sept 21, 2020 19:51:58 GMT
went on a new pre lockdown (just in case) drive earlier with my son - 50 mph and a poor pheasent went in front - no chance of avoiding so full squish and thump. Drove about 500 yds and son said shall we check car ok - lucky we did as the blighter had taken out the stag emblem (stolen to order apparently) - so went back - poor thing still thrashing about - found badge and run over bird again to stop suffering - did i do right thing....
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Post by staggard on Sept 21, 2020 22:25:18 GMT
Yes I would have taken it home for dinner it would be a shame if it died for nothing. Life goes on
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bullstarz
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I don't believe in miracles, divine intervention or good luck............. I rely on them.
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Post by bullstarz on Sept 21, 2020 22:25:42 GMT
Now if you’d hit a peasant rather than the pheasant would’ve done the same thing?
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john
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Post by john on Sept 22, 2020 14:13:44 GMT
I suppose it depends on how hungry you are.
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Post by staggering on Sept 22, 2020 18:45:44 GMT
Chaps - oddly enough before I ran over the poor bugger a second time ( to end its pain) I did say to my son shall we take it home and eat it - he said (and checking on line just now I think hes right) its against the law to take home a pheasent that you ran over but any behind you / others can pick it up for consumption freely - WTF who the bloody hell thinks up these laws  E |
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Post by Flying Farmer on Sept 22, 2020 19:46:38 GMT
Stops you using your car as a poaching tool though I think a shotgun would be more appropriate!
About 10 years ago I was doing abouty 70mph in my newly restored Toledo(only done a matter of weeks) and I whacked a large cock pheasant. Result was a dented front panel and torn off Sprint front spoiler. Was not happy.
Cock pheasants seem to have a habit of strutting around in the middle of the road with a "come on if you think your hard enough" attitude.
Evolution is a result of natural selection, that one didn't live to breed
Neil
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Sapphirestag
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Letting your tyres down at the moment. I was also a target of the Fiefdom controlling the SOC forum
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Post by Sapphirestag on Sept 23, 2020 8:33:07 GMT
When I was a teenager, my uncle who lived in Essex was driving through Epping forest one evening in his Vauxhall Caviler. a large deer exited the line of trees and ran in to the driver side of the car. It feel to the ground stunned and then got up again and ran off in to the woods like there was nothing wrong with it. The insurance company wrote off the car because the impact bent the B pillar. I once also had the pleasure on our way to the SOC ND at Malvern of helping my mate remove what was left of a wood pigeon from his front grill. Meat, Blood and Feathers everywhere, we even found feathers in the air filter box when we unclipped the top of it.  |
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