Harvest not kill?

[KFhunter]

I harvested a number of fawns with a swather, and combine too.

[scout/sniper]

I harvested a number of fawns with a swather, and combine too.

That couldn't have been pleasant.

[KFhunter]

hrm - wonder how hard it would be to train a dog to run just ahead of the swather to spook up fawns?

[scout/sniper]

You would probably harvest a bunch of dogs.

[KFhunter]

I was thinking a pole in front the swather,  like a barefoot skier pole if you seen one of those.

long pole with a sliding ring and stops to keep the dog out of the wheels, and it couldn't stop and get harvested.



it's a bad idea and would just overheat/kill the dog from exhausting.   forget I said it 


but maybe the pole could have some drop legs or chains to spook up the fawns ahead of the swather

[scout/sniper]

Yes,
I don't know how fast you go but would a spooked deer have time to cut & run?

[KFhunter]

if a guy ran the pole off the bucket of the tractor for a towable PTO driven swather it could maybe work.
but for those really fast self propelled swathers nothing is going to work - they really scoot! and cut a wide swath.

I was thinking farmer john with old equipment,  like me! 

[wildweeds]

I had a  blacktail fawn run out from under my tractor while brushhogging my pasture,darted out between the front and rear tire and scared the bejeesus out of me,he was quick because there aint alot of room between the two on a 30 hp hobby rig.It ran over to the ditch and I ran for my camera,the little bugger couldn't have been more than a day old.Talk about LUCKY ,and that's what  we called it for the summer,he had a twin too that showed up with momma the next day,they hung around all summer and She actually showed up and did the same thing for 2 more years.The last set of twins showed themselves about 6 weeks ago,I saw them last year in the dark still together,2 points with eyeguards,The neighbor seen them this last time still together,both of them a perfectly matched pair of 4 points.If they make the mistake next year of showin during daylight hours of the season.............I'ma gonna kill me one.

I harvested a number of fawns with a swather, and combine too.

[scout/sniper]

I was thinking farmer john with old equipment,  like me! 

 I know the feeling.     

[JLS]

You would probably harvest a bunch of dogs.

I almost baled up my blue heeler when I was in college, he was running around and saw a mouse in my windrow. 

[Dan-o]

 

You would probably harvest a bunch of dogs.

 


Pay attention and you will see an inordinate amount of 3-legged dogs in wheat country.

[Dan-o]

Back to the original topic.....

It seems to me that if you didn't kill the deer, but gutted it and took the meat, that is just a disgusting and depraved act.   It would have been MUCH more humane to kill it first.

[Dan-o]

It appears that I killed this thread.   Nothing more to be harvested here....

[Jonathan_S]

It appears that I killed this thread.   Nothing more to be harvested here....

Maybe there is something to this? 

You know, like we could develop a practice of harvesting without killing.  Tranquilization and some minor invasive surgery.  Pull a couple of sliders or maybe enough for a burger and then the deer will wake up with a few stitches and go on it's merry way.

Same thing with fish...fillet and release!

[scout/sniper]

It appears that I killed this thread.   Nothing more to be harvested here....

Maybe there is something to this? 

You know, like we could develop a practice of harvesting without killing.  Tranquilization and some minor invasive surgery.  Pull a couple of sliders or maybe enough for a burger and then the deer will wake up with a few stitches and go on it's merry way.

Same thing with fish...fillet and release!

Very responsible thinking Jon.
WDFW could sell us a physician authorization, and open an air rifle season.
After you purchase the required stamps and permits of course.
Evidence of sex would look great mounted on the wall.