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Today I got hassled by some sheep for no reason

thx1138thx1138
edited March 2014 in Chit chat
On my hike today (37.6 miles if anyone is interested) for no reason, I got hassled by some sheep, they all ganged up on me, and started gently bumping into me.

6 hours later, I was ready for them, camera all set up, filmed myself opening the gate, commentary ready, and they totally ignored me.

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  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited March 2014
    They probably thought you were the shepherd coming to feed them....

    Well either that or one of those "local boys" who visit them on a Saturday after dark... :D
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  • milemile
    edited March 2014
    what were you hoping to film!! :lol:
  • ardentcrestardentcrest
    edited March 2014
    It was the wooly jumper.....

    You were asking for it.......
  • guesserguesser
    edited March 2014
    mile wrote: »
    what were you hoping to film!! :lol:

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  • fogfog
    edited March 2014
    people go a bit "mushy" about not eating lamb.. but sheep are little sods compared to cows, if you herd them. you'd think it would be the other way around due to their size. They will quite happily barge you or do a mass.. "steam" (remember that from school ? ) .. so don't let the cloud like extera fool ya

    the camera was probably alien to them, hence why they weren't so keen to annoy ya.. they might have thought it was a weapon

    you do have to be careful with them, as the farmer who I used to help herd them got kicked in the leg by one, and it ended up killing him a few hours later.. think it was a blood clot or something along them lines in his leg IRC.

    although I am not a veggie, I do think it's good that folk know where their dinner is coming from.. think you don't take it for granted as much.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited March 2014
    mile wrote: »
    what were you hoping to film!! :lol:

    the initial mad charge it was mental, it's a big old empty field, and the sheep were all scattered far from me and when I walked through the gate they just all charged at me, and then followed me about

    mind you, I was a bit scared last week went through a field of bulls and when I came back, they'd all gathered around the style and I had to tip toe past them all, and was bricking it

    and then I felt embarrassed as a family of locals complete with toddlers and tricycles just passed through the same field LOL
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited March 2014
    its what they do, your intruding on their field, its protection, you should try picking up a lamb, then prepare to run lol, i had to climb up a pylon once :P
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  • HairyHairy
    edited March 2014
    Ewe probably arrived at feeding time, and when you went back later they'd been fed.
  • Maroc's Other ProjectionMaroc's Other Projection
    edited March 2014
    When I was a nipper I went to a petting zoo and got savaged by an over-enthusiastic lamb trying to wrestle the bottle of milk out of my hand.

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  • ZoffyZoffy
    edited March 2014
    thx1138 wrote: »
    the initial mad charge it was mental, it's a big old empty field, and the sheep were all scattered far from me and when I walked through the gate they just all charged at me, and then followed me about

    Yep, they thought you were there to feed them
    mind you, I was a bit scared last week went through a field of bulls and when I came back, they'd all gathered around the style and I had to tip toe past them all, and was bricking it

    and then I felt embarrassed as a family of locals complete with toddlers and tricycles just passed through the same field LOL

    I think you're ok if there are several bull(ock)s, it's when one is alone in its field that you can have trouble. I've walked past several bulls but all were with their herd and didn't bother me. You should also beware of cows with young calves, they will also attack if you get to close to the calf.

    Of course, they might have recognised your leather jacket :D
    mel the bell wrote: »
    its what they do, your intruding on their field, its protection, you should try picking up a lamb, then prepare to run lol, i had to climb up a pylon once :P

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