Early end of season disaster.

[WeeDodger]

Looks like my first season may have came to a premature( steady!) end.

Out in the snow yesterday, in the country, with junior, missed a pheasant, but he spotted another.

As i was heading towards where he was going, disaster!

Welly gave way, i slipped, and down i go.

Junior dives into gorse, and out flies a big cock ! (steady!)

Im in agony as my right ankle balloons up, and im miles from the car.
Drag / limp back to the car , junior by side , and somehow, with one and a bit legs, manage to drive the 5 miles home.

Phone MRS T, and im off to Hospital.
Sprained ankle and damaged ligaments the outcome - im off work - good, but seriously disappointed for Junior, cause im out every day, and hes a fit little ******, feel for the wee man, because although its my first year as an owner, i just cant get used to not being out in the country every day with him.

On the plus side, MRS T has said i can get a ferret next year, its what i need , as most of the land we have is high, hilly stuff, with warrens galore, except for the newly aquires 3800 acres of flat land nearby.(woohoo)

Any ferret advice welcome via pm thanks.

Steve

[Joey]

unlucky mate
get better soon

[Nemesis]

what a way to endyour season ,as for ferreting by more than one with the land you have at least 3 buy the young and get you self a ferret finder a must to save time and ferrets get your bop used to them and enjoy what comes next good look for next year and good flying /dave

[Jazz1]

Unlucky M8 Have fallen a few times myself but touch wood always been ok.
get better soon and next season will so be here
I have sent you a pm.

[Osiris]

Sorry to hear about your accident mate. Puts a real downer on hunting when you cant get out like you do all the time! :(

Get better soon and hopefully you can get out soon! If not, wait for the next season! WIll come around quicker than u think!! :D

All the best, jamie!!

[Achilles]

You live in the right land for the "medicinal stuff". Hope it's not too soon before you are back on your feet.

[WeeDodger]

No whisky for me - gives you ginger hair, beard etc, makes you talk funny and wear tartan skirts.

IKEAS Pear cider - now thats a cure.

Steve

[GosFlyer]

i know how you feel mate i did the same myself one day dragging a deer down a forest ride in the middle of knowwhere. coming down hill my foot went down a hole and the other buckled under me, and i landed on it, did my ligaments in and the deers antlers neer stuck me up the piles it could have been worse, good luck, ps pheasants are out of season you toad, you can only catch em by accident,:yawinkle: :yawinkle: :yawinkle:

[WeeDodger]

Gosflyer
I know phezzies are out o season , i just canna get through the birds thick skull that hes no to catch them.

He just chases them to keep them fit you know

More ibuprofen ? required im afraid

[Gos212]

Nae luck Steve,

Did you get any pics ??

I'm as guilty as most people for wearing wellies when out with the birds, great for keepin out the water, not so good at giving your ankles support !


Graeme

[Hawkwing]

Hi Steve So Thats The Reason You Were Off Today Mate.sprained Ankle Give You A Phone Later Mate Hope Your Good Lady Is Holding The Ice Pack On It

[Saker-Mad]

sorry to hear about that m8 i did exactly the same thing 3 weeks ago was out hunting with my saker when i just went down and broken my ankle luckily my mate was there so i had help to get back home hope ur out and about soon m8.:(

[The Ninja]

I'm as guilty as most people for wearing wellies when out with the birds, great for keepin out the water,
Graeme

Strange m8, I seem to remember a trip out with you when my wellies kept the water in ! (he 'forgot' to mention that the burn I was about to walk through was nearly 3' deep, I was to busy watching the bird, didn't realise until my leg disappeared up to my nuts.) (how come that never happens in the summer when the water is nice & warm ?)

;-)

[Shannor]

I don't know if it would help you, but Army surplus stores do sell infantry boots. Offers support for your ankles, and if you take good care of them (this means cleaning them when they're muddy or dusty, polishing them often (it builds up a waterproof layer on them), and giving them a good soak in polish (coat them in a thick layer of polish, leave them alone for a couple of hours, then wipe off the excess) when the weather's nice enough you can do without, they're very waterproof. I recommend Parade Gloss (sometimes called Guardsman Gloss/Polish), takes a bit of work, but it's a whole lot better for your leather than normal shoe polish.

They also sell waterproof BDUs, which definitely keep the water out.

Also, hope you don't have too many problems with your ankle, and hope you have a speedy recovery :)

[ButeHawk]

Hi Steve.
Sorry your season has ended so painfully, but pain is a great teacher. Used to go out over the hills in my wellies untill one day when I was comming down a tricky incline my foot slipped the welly came off and I slid down about 30m an my **** over some not so smooth ground. Couldn't find the welly and my ankle swole up like a balloon. Had to hobble back to the van about a mile away. Nothing was broken but I limped about for a couple of weeks. Only go out wearing a good pair of walking boots now, pleanty of ankle support and the worst thing that has happened since then is wet feet due to wading through streams. Hope it gets better soon.
Regards Roger:idea: