First decent hunt 2024

Having shot maybe 6 deer on the farm this year. I thought it was time to get out for a semi decent walk with the young fullah, also managed to talk Philipo in to coming,and maybe shoot a deer a or two but more importantly some training for the sky tower challenge this year.
We got the walk part ticked off with nearly 15k of pretty rough track and big climbs, but no animals were harmed. There were lots of pig sign, 1 fawn last night feeding right, buy the hut, and another deer spooked on arrival at Hut.
Some really average conditions last night on the walk-in with rain and cold wind most of the walk and cloud limiting visibility, beautiful morning, but then the cloud rolled in again on way out.
I'm pretty proud of me, young mate, not a single complaint despite some really average conditions. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for phil [emoji1787]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...12c678ba47.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a8c4a66086.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...20241e7633.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...addecb56c3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4a7ccfdf68.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...59ac1eb19c.jpg

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That’s one happy young lad, he will cherish every hunt with you

Bloody awesome

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Excellant !! He looks like he is loving it [emoji106]

What on earth is the 'sky tower challange' ?

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What a happy looking young fella! Well done :thumbsup:

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Excellant !! He looks like he is loving it [emoji106]

What on earth is the 'sky tower challange' ?

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Incase anyone is feeling generous its all for a good cause
https://firefighterschallenge.org.nz/duncan-bradley

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Having shot maybe 6 deer on the farm this year. I thought it was time to get out for a semi decent walk with the young fullah, also managed to talk Philipo in to coming,and maybe shoot a deer a or two but more importantly some training for the sky tower challenge this year.
We got the walk part ticked off with nearly 15k of pretty rough track and big climbs, but no animals were harmed. There were lots of pig sign, 1 fawn last night feeding right, buy the hut, and another deer spooked on arrival at Hut.
Some really average conditions last night on the walk-in with rain and cold wind most of the walk and cloud limiting visibility, beautiful morning, but then the cloud rolled in again on way out.
I'm pretty proud of me, young mate, not a single complaint despite some really average conditions. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for phil [emoji1787]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...12c678ba47.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a8c4a66086.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...20241e7633.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...addecb56c3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4a7ccfdf68.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...59ac1eb19c.jpg

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Awesome to get the young fella out and about! Can't wait for mine to get a bit older ;)

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Awesome bro. Did you have to give Phil a piggyback?

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Awesome bro. Did you have to give Phil a piggyback?

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Na bro hunts carried him on the up hills

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one happy little camper

Top effort....

Awesome mate! Hunter looking fit af!

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Awesome bro. Did you have to give Phil a piggyback?

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To be fair, Hunter is taller than Phil.....:D

Awesome! That’s exactly what I want to do with my 11yo. So good to see mate! Very inspiring.
Also, I’ve don’t the sky tower stair run before.. my advice is to head to a multilevel car park building and go up/down the emergency stairwell for 10 mins. Rest then repeat, again and again. Also it’s super dusty in there so if you can handle it, wear a neck gaiter over your nose/mouth.

Nice one!! Some rugged shit up there, always well earned lugging anything out of there.

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Awesome! That’s exactly what I want to do with my 11yo. So good to see mate! Very inspiring.
Also, I’ve don’t the sky tower stair run before.. my advice is to head to a multilevel car park building and go up/down the emergency stairwell for 10 mins. Rest then repeat, again and again. Also it’s super dusty in there so if you can handle it, wear a neck gaiter over your nose/mouth.

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Cheers mate I'm doing it in Ba so dust won't be a issue
Over an hour to the nearest parking building so the hills will have to do, thankfully I'm reasonably fit, work out all year round.

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Ohh you’re doing the fireman one… sheesh, good on you. I was just doing the run as fast as you can one. Managed it in just over 9 mins which I was happy with. Good luck and have fun mate.

15m 37s donned and started a while ago. It’s the heavy steel cap gumboots that suck it out of ya.


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That’s impressive!
I felt like I got slowed down quite a lot by groups of old ladies doing it at a snails pace. I was too polite and slowed down, said excuse me etc.. Figure you don’t have the same problem doing it with firefighters hah!
15 mins in all that kit.. yikes.

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15m 37s donned and started a while ago. It’s the heavy steel cap gumboots that suck it out of ya.


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Pretty runs the smaller tank to save weight but says you have to be smart with your breathing and faster so you don't run out haha

Was a great little night out, the track was steep n narly outta the creek & non existent up the tops plus combined with some shite weather but we teamed up & knocked it off, Hunts is a proper trooper n just keep going.

We were all pleased to arrive at the hut though, dry clothes, a decent hot feed, a fire & some laughs what more could you need.


I did get a rude awaking during the night where water was running on my matt, thought Hunts might had decided to do a "top bunk wizzer" but turned out he was fast asleep n his water bottle had tipped over hahahaha

Pay back for the piggy back [emoji23][emoji2957]

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