Thread: Tactical retreat

Weather forecast say
12-24 C 12-16 kmh wind

Set out very bravely ms carrying her bit
Walk out set up camp last night , spot 1 nice red , to be getting closer tomorow
Set up fly camp. Go to bed. Ms is there so fun to be had
Wake up clear skies , beuat weather ( 0440)
Get back to spot, looking for deer. Wind sets In 65km/h 0515
No worries prediction is 6-11 I say
Wait it out ms says NO LETS GO
Gets worse temp drops to 5 deg c
Mum says time to go - I say effort= results
Clouds building
Mum says u fuĺl of it
I trust metweather
Bit of rain
, by now it's about 4 deg c

Rain sets in, old man starts taking photos with a flash
Tree ( if u can call it that )30 m from where are gets hit by lightning
Well back to camp. Broke camp in less than 2 mins

Another hit on some bushes 50 m other side of camp
By now everything is packed. Jogging ( take that old ppl running to get lower altitude)
Another big flash (light and sound less than. .3 sec )

I'm under scrub hit on tree 20m away taking rifle of pack , carry it in hand and the big tree 150m m away splits in next strike
Down ridge in less than 1 hr to car . Took us 5 to get up.

Fk nothing like smell of ozone and the old man taking flash pictures to make u move
Ms with virtually no load diue to back ops well un front by now down the track
Get to car ms " did u see the red , was 500m up the track , why didn't u shoot it"
Love her to bits.

I haven't been this scared since army days digging in
She's "u should go back and get it"

I'm not ill pay for a hot shower and room.


Love this place , no snakes no toothy, clawy, poisonous creatures, just the weather will kill u