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Insanely hard is the best way to describe it. The statement was made by Mitch that you hunt the morning and then spend the afternoon trying to survive and this is completely true. The conditions while tranquil around camp are brutal when out hunting. The mornings are nice until about eleven o'clock when it starts to heat up and by one o'clock its unbearable for long periods. You can only move about 1 km max with out having to drop into a waterhole and cool down. The heat is staggering on the flats and it reflects back at you from the hard ground, and when pushing through grass the heat comes up into your face like a Sauna. Several times when having to cross some rather large open flats your feet become so hot that you can feel your skin start to burn, but you cant stop as there is no shade. You just have to push on until the next water hole and then dive in and recover. Before I came up Mick said to me don't bring any boots that have glued soles only as they will separate with the heat regardless of how expensive they are and I can see what he meant. I had Courtney's and they didn't give a shit but you can see what could happen. Luckily Mick had worked out the best ways to hydrate and his techniques were a game changer.


Matt

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I've noticed when the calendar ticks over from August to September, so does the thermometer. And again even more September to October. Lastly the humidity in November even worse. Tough going long distances and hours there.

I wasn't aware that was you. Well done on your hunt. Waidmannsheil!