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I recall driving home one night when I lived up in Mendocino County on a vineyard. I came upon a young lady who'd stopped in the middle of the road (Hwy 128 just west of Cloverdale). She'd hit a fawn that was laying by the side of the road. It was a dark section of road and it was raining. No chance for her to miss it. I pulled over and told her to go on her way, I'd take care of it.
I got a ball peen hammer out of my tool box in the trunk and dispatched the fawn who had an obviously broken back. It surprised me how porcelain like its skull was. I left the fawn down in the ditch by the side of the road for the road kill crew to clean up.
Not a fun night for me but I knew it had to be done.
We get the occasional bird flying into our glass doors. Had a morning dove crash into them one time. Amazing how light weight those birds are for their size. It died in my hands of a broken neck.
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Scott
'78 SC mit Sportomatic - Sold
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