How to humanely kill deer that have been hit by a car

[jellybean]

Couple of years ago I was visiting my son and family in Dorset. Youngest grandson aged 3 walks into the kitchen and when I asked what he had been doing said "talking to the reindeer in the garden". WTF. So I went out and had a look and sure enough there was a roebuck lying in the grass, near death, skinny as a rake and with the terminal squits. My son then came out and was quite surprised but mostly concerned as to the course of action.
As mentioned in a previous post I carry the humane killer in the truck but he didn't know that. So casually walking over and getting it, loading and cocking it on the way back, and dispatching said beastie came as a relief to all concerned.

 

[JCMaloney]

Back in the meat trade days, in the wilds of Essex, I was returning home and happened across a family who had hit a roe that was half in a ditch with severe damage (two open fractures) to its back legs,
When the chap said "Can you help it or should I call the wildlife hospital?" I don`t think he was expecting me to end its suffering with a large steak knife.
Has to be done for the greater good, its just luck if you have the right tool for the job.

 

[ollie989898]

Some members may remember Seale Hayne as having a serious rabbit problem particularly around the accommodation blocks. One day I near tripped over a big feller as I opened the front door to my block at Frank Park. Of course they were then riddled with mixy, I picked him up by the back legs, walked 20 yards to the fence over looking that funny shaped field by the union bar and swung it down in a big arc and walloped him against the top of a fence post. Worked a treat if your aim was good. Don't see many mixy rabbits about these days now.

 

[egbert]

A niece of mine was a cop, based at Mudgee ( country town, central NSW, famous for wine, among other things ).
there was a call from a women who was distressed that a rather large male kangaroo ( they can be quite aggressive ) was trapped in her garden, in town. Tash responded, walked around the back & shot the roo with her service pistol. Problem solved . . .
She was the one who seemed to deal with all the injured animal calls that the cops received.
She did have issues explaining all the ammunition she was using, as she was basically the only cop in the station who was discharging her weapon

I can't believe no-one has posted the following gag yet....

A lad new to an Oz cattle station out in the back of somewhere was sent off to run some errand back toward town in the ute.
He radio'ed back to base saying 'Boss, i'm really sorry, but I run over an enormous bristly f*cker of a pig in the ute. He's pretty messed up, hung up in the roobar and squealing something dreadful. what should I do?'
'No worries son' comes the reply. 'There's a .303 behind the seat, just put a round through it's head and ditch it in the bush'.
'OK boss, if you say so'.


10 minutes lapse, and the radio crackles to life again.
'Done that boss, now what should I do with his motorbike, with all the flashing lights and sirens and sh!t?'

 

[farmerm]

Some members may remember Seale Hayne as having a serious rabbit problem particularly around the accommodation blocks. One day I near tripped over a big feller as I opened the front door to my block at Frank Park. Of course they were then riddled with mixy, I picked him up by the back legs, walked 20 yards to the fence over looking that funny shaped field by the union bar and swung it down in a big arc and walloped him against the top of a fence post. Worked a treat if your aim was good. Don't see many mixy rabbits about these days now.

I know a chap who flat rolled a mixy rabbit, it was instantaneous and made more sense than either driving around it and leaving it to die or stopping to try find something heavy in the toolbox.

 

[RushesToo]

I know a chap who flat rolled a mixy rabbit, it was instantaneous and made more sense than either driving around it and leaving it to die or stopping to try find something heavy in the toolbox.

Think we all probably do that. Not a way to die I wish on sentient life.

 

[RushesToo]

Think we all probably do that. Not a way to die I wish on sentient life.

And lets not talk about Alzheimers.

 

[Willie adie]

We once hit a deer and back in those days you got £30-50 cash which went a long way in mid 90s Weeknds.
Anyway we put it in boot of car and about 20 mins along roads we absolutely sh!t ourselves as through the hole for speakers on parcel shelf it stuck its head and then attempted to climb all way through there was some commotion till we got to pals house who dispatched it with a 243.

 

[unlacedgecko]

We once hit a deer and back in those days you got £30-50 cash which went a long way in mid 90s Weeknds.
Anyway we put it in boot of car and about 20 mins along roads we absolutely sh!t ourselves as through the hole for speakers on parcel shelf it stuck its head and then attempted to climb all way through there was some commotion till we got to pals house who dispatched it with a 243.

I’ve heard a similar story about a passerby who insisted on taking an RTA badger to a local animal hospital in the boot of her car. 10mins into the 20mins journey old Brock woke up and ate his way out her boot through the back seat.

 

[pycoed]

We once hit a deer and back in those days you got £30-50 cash which went a long way in mid 90s Weeknds.
Anyway we put it in boot of car and about 20 mins along roads we absolutely sh!t ourselves as through the hole for speakers on parcel shelf it stuck its head and then attempted to climb all way through there was some commotion till we got to pals house who dispatched it with a 243.

Bunch of lads I know were on a rugby tour in Australia. Bus hit an enormous kangaroo - dead on the road. They all piled out to take photos etc & one of the lads put his blazer on the roo which was supported arm in arm in a line with the rest of the boys while one took a photo..... In the middle of this the roo shook his head, jumped about 10 ft in the air & bounded off into the bush still wearing a Tylorstown RFC blazer!

 

[brigadoon]

We once hit a deer and back in those days you got £30-50 cash which went a long way in mid 90s Weeknds.
Anyway we put it in boot of car and about 20 mins along roads we absolutely sh!t ourselves as through the hole for speakers on parcel shelf it stuck its head and then attempted to climb all way through there was some commotion till we got to pals house who dispatched it with a 243.

hopefully not still in the car

I did hear of a guy once who took a rest on the bonnet of a cortina while he took a bead on a deer - it was one with the fold along the side of the bonnet......

Of course he was looking through the scope which was about 2" above the barrel .............

 

[JJT]

hopefully not still in the car

I did hear of a guy once who took a rest on the bonnet of a cortina while he took a bead on a deer - it was one with the fold along the side of the bonnet......

Of course he was looking through the scope which was about 2" above the barrel .............

My old man did that standing on the back of the defender shooting rabbits with a 22. One jumped up just infront of them. Put a nice v shaped channel across the roof.

 

[Bald Rick]

I was once following a car that hit a cat

And another time, another car that hit a chicken

(Just didn’t want to miss out)

 

[multi power]

I friend of mine who is a game keeper got held up behind two cars that had hit a roe deer. The deer was in a poor state and had broken legs and some bloody coming from its mouth and nose which indicated it had internal damage.

My mate was on his gator doing his rounds at the time and had a gun with him. He asked everyone to move away and he'd dispatch the animal. Two people more or less flung themselves onto the animal in tears and refused to move, they immediately called the local animal sanctuary and told my mate to go away. The sanctuary turned up and sat with the injured animal on the side of the road for over two hours before it finally died.

I cant imagine what distress and pain that animal went through all caused by the sheer ignorance of some so called animal lovers.

I think I'd have shot the animal sanctuary lot
What a bunch of idiots

 

[multi power]

So how do you guys and girls kill a sheep for the house?

I've never ever hit one on the head first; it's always been a quick cut the throat, exposing the vertebrae of the neck with that cut, then quickly break the neck to access the spinal cord and sever it with the tip of your knife. Generally this takes 3-4 seconds.

Reading through this thread has made me mindful that what I have done (since about the age of ten, which is when I had the strength to do it) isn't really any different to the "non stun halal" method so violently opposed on here (by me, as well) so there must be a little bit of hypocrisy in me.

I think if you're a professional slaughterhouse then there are certain facilities and methods you must use for "animal rights concerns" however if it's more of an emergency or you're a realist, then whatever does the job quickly and without pain/suffering/stress is fine.
The main thing to remember is that life is a cycle, the only sure thing is that death is a part of the life cycle and whatever we can do is better than doing nothing.

"Thoughts and prayers" isn't going to save a badly wounded animal from pain and suffering, I can only wish that when it's my time I go quickly, too

No Pete, how you kill a sheep is nothing like how non stun halal is done here in a slaughterhouse, I'm absolutely certain your method is about as stress free for the animal as is possible, that is the difference a bit of empathy makes

 

[abitdaft]

I was once following a car that hit a cat

And another time, another car that hit a chicken

(Just didn’t want to miss out)

This wasn't remotely funny at the time but I can see the funny/ironic side now ( one of those it could only happen to me moments) , said cat from above post had gotten really old and deaf and would lie under the car, I would start the car and wait until she realised that she had to move. One day, late for the school run I jumped into the car and not thinking slammed it into reverse, shot backwards, heard/felt a thump and saw my poor old cat shoot out from under the front of the car. Of course I was hysterical, I had that cat longer than my weans! I jumped out of the car and grabbed a towel from the house, got her into the vets and said " She is 17 years old, her jaw is obviously mangled, I do not want her poked and prodded just put her down" Ahole vet full of himself says " Let me do my job and examine her and then we shall see!" My answer to him was " Lay a hand on my cat that will prolong her pain and I will take her into the carpark and run her over again, but this time it will be quick and deadly!" Needless to say he did what was needed.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

No Pete, how you kill a sheep is nothing like how non stun halal is done here in a slaughterhouse, I'm absolutely certain your method is about as stress free for the animal as is possible, that is the difference a bit of empathy makes

Same could be said for "farming" as opposed to "growing a 100 acre garden"

Proper halal slaughter is awesome, we have a community who source their beef from us, and it is such a celebration of life and gratitude

Cover the beasts eyes with his ears, you can see the confusion of strange people in his space simply melt away, it is literally the best way to die IMVHO
So if we are ever killing more than a couple of sheep, Fahmie and the gang are always invited; it makes the business so much better with good help

I totally agree with what you say, though, I have probably only ever seen the worst examples of it however

 

[unlacedgecko]

Same could be said for "farming" as opposed to "growing a 100 acre garden"

Proper halal slaughter is awesome, we have a community who source their beef from us, and it is such a celebration of life and gratitude

Cover the beasts eyes with his ears, you can see the confusion of strange people in his space simply melt away, it is literally the best way to die IMVHO
So if we are ever killing more than a couple of sheep, Fahmie and the gang are always invited; it makes the business so much better with good help

I totally agree with what you say, though, I have probably only ever seen the worst examples of it however

 

[abitdaft]

Same could be said for "farming" as opposed to "growing a 100 acre garden"

Proper halal slaughter is awesome, we have a community who source their beef from us, and it is such a celebration of life and gratitude

Cover the beasts eyes with his ears, you can see the confusion of strange people in his space simply melt away, it is literally the best way to die IMVHO
So if we are ever killing more than a couple of sheep, Fahmie and the gang are always invited; it makes the business so much better with good help

I totally agree with what you say, though, I have probably only ever seen the worst examples of it however

About 20 odd years ago I worked with horses that had been abused, many of the staff that I worked with had never worked with animal, it was basically a YTS government scheme to train young folk into employment. Many of the horses brought in were deemed unworkable or unable to be rehabilitated. I was given the job of working with the "worst" the ones who would attack with all they had, the ones who would run over you to get away in fear. It was a daunting job for a 19 year old, but one day I tried a blindfold over the most terrified Arab pony you could imagine. He went from trying to run through walls to actually listening. He ended up being a little hero in my eyes, so I completely get what you are saying about covering the eyes.

 

[JWL]

That covering the eyes of frightened horses stuck with me from early childhood when I read Black Beauty refering to when the horses were brought out of some burning stables Yes it does work as long as you remain calm and confident and are able to transmit that to the horse.