What small woodland creatures have you hit?

[mhermann596]

I hit a bat out over the Atlantic on one of those 30 mile finals into JFK in the CRJ. Still had part of the wing left in the nose gear when we got to the gate.

 

[Saabslime]

I hit a deer while landing in Sault Ste. Marie in a saab a few years back and completely destroyed the #1 engine. To this day it's the only deer I've ever bagged.

 

[FlySacto]

I'm still trying. Me and some buddies used to gang up on coyotes in west texas as a two ship and chase them until they couldn't run anymore if we saw one on a low level run to get a burger. Couple of months ago I saw a coyote lapping up a dead bird at an uncontrolled field I was entering the pattern to. Threw it into a steep bank and descent and kept the power in until lined up and got it firewalled with about 400' to go. Skimmed him about five feet off the ground right at redline without him having a clue and pulled up into a chandelle. Never saw the coyote again after he went under the cowl. I'm still looking to get a jackrabbit painted on the cowl.

 

[PositionandHold]

Missed a fox by what must have been no more than a foot during flare. Was sort of waiting for the "thud"..didn't happen.

 

[vectorvictor]

Really? You too? Hit me a shaved one, once.

But seriously, I hit a wild boar with a cessna. I may have run over a groundhog with a Dash 8... It was on takeoff so I couldn't go looking for the body.

Shame...you would have gotten $8 for the hide in New York

 

[propsarebest]

red tail hawk...

 

[Longhorn]

Amost hit a gator in ocala in a cessna. It was sun bathing and did not see it until the last second.

 

[Mr Wu]

Got to the airplane one morning and there were porcupine quills buried in one of the tyres.

 

[G21Agoose]

Baboon

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

I can't believe I nearly forgot this...

Almost hit two ostriches (yes, i said ostriches) in Lakeland, FL about 9 or 10 years ago. Not exaclty what you are expecting at 12 midnight in Florida.