anyway good luck tonight or how'd you go if you have already gone
Well Sunday Night/Monday morning was a dead calm, and bl**dy cold night that ended up with everything saturated wet from dew at sunrise.
Yet again, absolutely no animal movements,,,,,,,,,,, until 4 am.
A dog gave a howl off to my right and slightly rearward, and by the sound of it,, was only about 60 meters distant.
I tried turning slowly to have a look through the scope, and was rewarded with seeing it.
Yet again the luck was with the dog, as it was such an awkward angle and the rifle I'm using is very heavy,, I found that I was wavering all over
the place. The rest that I made was nearly two feet away facing forward, and I knew in an instant that I was far more likely to miss if I took a wild chance shot.
If I were to stand up or move the chair, the resultant movement and or noise would have spooked it good and proper.
So still with a wavering view of it, I watched as it walked further behind me and out of view.
But at least it wasn't spooked, and maybe next time the luck will be on my side.
Monday night/Tuesday morning was also cold and heavy dew.
Only saw roos,, and again 30 to 40 pigs which I watched but declined to shoot in the hopes of dog/s.
At 4-30 am I heard a young dog yipping, barking (sounded like a fox terrier) and trying to howl.
It was apparently on its own,,, and chasing something cos it covered a lot of distance in a short space of time.
It was too far into the timber to even hope to catch sight of it.
I'm thinking of doing days instead of nights now,, but further into the rough country and see how things work out in the afternoons and evenings.
I do not fear death itself... Only its inopportune timing!
I've come to realize that,,,,, the two most loving, loyal, and trustworthy females in my entire life were both canines.