Was mowing the front pasture today, when I scared up a newborn . . .

[SLC_Dawg]

Fawn, it was the size of a large cat with much longer legs. Momma came charging out of the hedgerow and guided it to safety. We’ve had up to six of the in one year so I know there’s more of them, and so I’ll leave large swaths of the field I mowed. This one was less than 200’ from my front door.

 

[mitchelldawg]

Fawn, it was the size of a large cat with much longer legs. Momma came charging out of the hedgerow and guided it to safety. We’ve had up to six of the in one year so I know there’s more of them, and so I’ll leave large swaths of the field I mowed. This one was less than 200’ from my front door.

Cool!

 

[wwforest]

Been working in the woods for 39 years. The scaredest I have ever been was in May 1985 or 86. I was cruising timber near Lake Oconee and went to measure a tree diameter. There was a fawn at the base of the tree I didn't see. I stepped on her and the fawn went "bbbaaaa" like a sheep or goat. I jumped 10 feet in the air. Lololol 🤣 😂. We scared the hell out of each other.

I have stepped all over rattlesnakes over the years and never been that scared 🤣

 

[NedRacineDawg]

I had a cabin up at Bent Tree and had does laying fawns down below me. Once some other does came in and the birthing doe went apeshit jumping up in the air and clobbering the other does with her hooves. Saw that a couple of times.

 

[slobbered]

I was a teenager hunting in TX with my family one year. Got up early in my stand, waited until 8-9ish and then started "stalking". Found a nice field with tall grass and laid down. I fell asleep and woke up (guessing an hour later) and when I sat up, 4 fawns bolted within a couple of feet of me.

 

[TimberRidgeDawg]

When we bought our first house, my wife and I were working in the yard. She was clipping some shrubs around the foundation and I had my back turned to her out in the front year. She lets out a blood curdling scream and runs to me. I thought she’d been attacked. Her voice is shaking and she says something n the bush moved. I went to look and she’s shaking and a step behind me. I pulled back the branches of the shrub… Baby rabbit. LoL. I’ve never let her forget it.