| eagle27 |
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| 14/04/10 04:38 PM |
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Re: 2010 New Zealand Hunt Booked
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Good luck Magnum308,
I'm hoping to buy a place in Otago soon, so may get another crack at some of those critters, too, if I'm not too old. I might have to get a geriatric guide though; I couldn't keep up with a young one even when I was 26, unless he stopped for smoke every 10 minutes.
Interesting to hear of your equipment choices. I used to be up with stuff like that but have fallen behind in Kiwi fashions since 1978.
Eagle27, what do you think are the best choices for this kind of hunting? Do the guides still wear shorts around the hills or have they got a better idea now?
- Paul
Paul
I've always been a shorts and "swandri" man but now of course we do have lightweight but warm polar fleece trousers and tops.
For those who like shorts, a pair of polyprop long johns with shorts on top are good for warmer days and polar fleece can be pulled on over top of these when it gets cold.
Most of my hunting in the Alps has been from the West Coast side, much more rugged and wet. The East Coast side offers easy access by 4WD right up into the tahr and chamois country with a bit of climbing up from the rivers to get into the basins and slopes where the animals hangout.
Cheers.