Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire House cat vs fawn?

I've been a night owl for decades, and if not doing something interesting at night get minor to major league bouts of 'I gotta get out of here for awhile, like NOW'. This often happens after midnight, much to Mrs. KG's chagrin. Often, when in season I just grab a rod and we head for the beach with the labs. An hour or so later, I settle down and we take the back roads home. There are many critter sightings on these back road travels. Copious foxes, rabbits, deer, skunks, possums, racoons, coyotes, rodents, amphibians, etc. As often as not, by the time I pull into the driveway I'm the only one left awake. Last night, however, all four of us were awake en route home, and lo, here's a pair of eyes in the road.

I slowed down, as I always do, and saw soon enough a spotted fawn in the high beams. No mama to be seen. It was able to get around OK, if a little wobbly. All of us were right in front of someone's well-lit house with even better lit driveway. Houses are at least 100 yards apart there, more like 200-300. As the dogs were grumbling at the sight of the little deer and A was oohing and aahing, we watched as the fawn slowly made its way into the bright lights in the driveway. I assured A that its mom was likely very close, and probably had ducked back into brush/woods when I came down the road, and that all would be well after we broke off. Except that just as I was pulling away, I saw a big old house cat emerge from the shadows. Pretty clearly a house cat, as opposed to feral, IMO. It was obviously stalking the fawn from the lawn and shrubs, moving all tactically and stealthy and staying low and in the shadows. For a moment I thought to go out into that person's driveway to put the fear--or the boot--to the cat, but dismissed the idea as an obvious bad one.

As I pulled away from the scene the fawn was wobbling into the shadows behind the house in a semi-straight line with the cat now 30' away and closing. I hope mama got over there ASAP and put hoof to the cat or something but it had me thinking about how a fawn would do against a concerted attack by a house cat solo. I'd say the fawn was maybe 20 pounds and the cat looked like around 12. If I had to guess I'd say a healthy fawn would have a good chance of surviving an attack, but maybe not such a good chance of surviving what I imagine would be a series of raging infections that would likely result from scratches and bites. Thoughts?

Mmmmmnn?

I wonder if those homeowners have video of the encounter?

And good thing you didn't field goal that cat. That WOULD have been caught on video no doubt and the MA ASPCA, HSUS, and cat lovers everywhere would have been after the Ninja Cat Kicker.

You should have seen the Fox, rat Terrier fight this morning it was a chit show.

LOL. No doubt!

Hey, I'm going to make Menudo tomorrow, if you want I'll send you some.

What, no video for us?

Did George win ??? Also, do y’all have cats in the house to Roger? And if so, do they interact with George?

Lol, I grabbed George by the nape of his neck and back and Suzie jumped up and latched onto his back paw I had to kick her to to get her to let go. Glad I didn't hurt her, she was just doing what terriers do. George is bigger and faster so if I hadn't got them pulled apart it wouldn't have been good.

LOL.

yes have cats, George stays in my dad's part of the house but sometimes gets over here when my dad opens the door, then it's a chit show.

LOL. I bet.

George gets along with Jumper my Dad's beagle, the cats just run and hide when he gets over here.

Is it cat menudo?

Was in Wallmarto last night.


Honey comb tripe they called it?



4(!) dollars a pound!

yes. a little cheaper here.

I bet that would be a good scrap, both of them sound like tough little buggers, lol.

Wasn't Menudo one of them there fahg boy bands?

maybe so never heard them, what do they sound like?

Was 2.89lb here Jim.

How was it?

I would like to try it someday.