Yesterday, I took the day off to go fishing at one of my favorite locales. I arrived in the morning, the wildflowers were blooming, the grass was a vibrant green, the weather was partly cloudy, windless, and just plain beautiful. I parked my car, pulled on my chest waders, hiked to my favorite spot, and started fishing. The fish were active and willing.
A couple hours later I start back to my car. As I approached the car, I noticed that a large number of cattle had collected around it (about 50 cow/calf pairs)...I thought that was kind of odd, but maybe they thought I was the rancher with some special feed for them. As I got closer, I realized the cattle had chosen my car as a licking/scratching post! When I was still a distance from them, I saw that one of my sideview mirrors was laying on the ground on the far side of the car and my instincts kicked in. I began running toward the mooing mass, throwing rocks and insults all the way. Of course the cattle dispersed quickly, and when I reached the car, I was able to assess the damage. They had licked and rubbed the whole thing, and BOTH sideview mirrors were completely broken off.
I had to wonder, what would have happened to me if I had chosen to stand still near my car instead of going fishing? LOL
I know that I learned a lesson: never leave your car unattended in an open range area, you never know what vandals may wander by!
Anyone else had a similar experience?
A couple hours later I start back to my car. As I approached the car, I noticed that a large number of cattle had collected around it (about 50 cow/calf pairs)...I thought that was kind of odd, but maybe they thought I was the rancher with some special feed for them. As I got closer, I realized the cattle had chosen my car as a licking/scratching post! When I was still a distance from them, I saw that one of my sideview mirrors was laying on the ground on the far side of the car and my instincts kicked in. I began running toward the mooing mass, throwing rocks and insults all the way. Of course the cattle dispersed quickly, and when I reached the car, I was able to assess the damage. They had licked and rubbed the whole thing, and BOTH sideview mirrors were completely broken off.
I had to wonder, what would have happened to me if I had chosen to stand still near my car instead of going fishing? LOL
I know that I learned a lesson: never leave your car unattended in an open range area, you never know what vandals may wander by!
Anyone else had a similar experience?
Berto, I think that's one of the funniest things I've heard all week!
