Once shot a fresh ‘flop with a 12 gauge, point-blank.
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Ever play ‘cow pasture baseball’?
Use cow pies for the bases and one learns to touch the corners of the bases - naturally not being shod - also when sliding (we were kids) head first slides were not really recommended.
From a BARD
Birdy Birdy in the sky
You who drop whitewash in my eye
Am I sad?
No, Not I
Only glad that cows can’t fly.
Played lotsa ball on the neighbor kids’ farm 50 years back, but don’t remember any field ‘hazards’ we had to avoid. They did have a BIG hog, if you were quick enough to hop on its back, you’d get a short ride before you slid off due to his rapid acceleration. Bristly old thing... ;)