Thread: a right royal fustercluck

Didnt sleep well last night,shouldve taken that as a warning.
Terrano didnt want to start,till realised it had somehow been left in gear,shouldve taken that as 2nd warning.
had driver behind me with rather bright headlights so pulled over to let him pass. turned corner and there was said same ute stopped with hazard lights,a van sideways off road stuck in ditch..pulled up to offer help and buggamesideways the ute driver was my workmate also off for a hunt.
we got van pulled out of the ditch and headed off again...pulled off road to let mate past again..he gives me shit about being a nana driver lol.
got close to block and fallow bounded across road...years ago I wouldve bailed out and shot it..not anymore,I have been edumacated and stick to the rules now.
got out of wagon and my old dog went nuts,wouldnt shut up or settle.....she did as soon as we set off.I had decided to take both dogs as open country and could tie pup to me if was an issue...nah no worries she kept by my side and old gal happy to be in behind..perfect I thought....shouldve heard Murphy chuckling in the matagouri....
we spotted a further 8 fallow in out of bounds areas before reaching block,the nspotted 9 thar also in out of bounds,then as crested ridge 4 REDS....holy shit,get ready to shoot and old bitch decided to whinge,whine yap and generally stuff things up,deer bolted and didnt stop..as I was using .223 wasnt prepared to take a running,maybe shot....highly pissed off the old bitch n I had words,some of which may have been naughty ones,a little controlled violence was also employed,and some calm down drugs applied (possibly should have had some myself) with immediate area spooked we carried on up to ridge where we had decided to stop for lunch and view flats...cuppa was boiling and deer was spotted below,perfect,finish cuppa and start stalk...10-15 yards down hill a plurry fallow spiker erupted from under feet (plurry dogs SHOULD have told us it was there) up went rifle,ever tried shooting with neoprene cover on scope???? that sorted spiker stopped 60ish yards downhill with only obscured head visable (sound familiar?) shot was taken..new years resolution out window,clean miss,as was 2nd and 3rd and 4th by which time wee black weasel like streak was in warp factor 9 and heading for pastures elsewhere..... NOT MY DAY..... carried on down hill and outtowards wagon,stopping for another cuppa and glassing out of bounds animals....
a good walk,good company with bro in law along,stopped in at 257w home for cuppa and catchup then headed home with my tail between legs.