Thread: Solo hunting; managing risk

I’m the same as a lot of you, I’ve always hunted by myself. Mostly because I can do what I like. Look over there because it looks right, head up there cause it’s the easiest way to get where I want to be. Stop where I like, walk as fast or slow as I want. I think it’s just damn nice to suit your self and nobody else for a few days, or an afternoon. As far as risk management goes I think it’s pretty much the same. If you fall off something the result is going to be largely the same if someone else is watching, and the reality is unless the person is well trained in trauma medicine they probably won’t be able to keep you alive if you need serious help. On the plb thing they are a great piece of mind it made me feel a lot safer when I got mine along time ago. I’ve done a fair bit of chamois hunting over the years because it been on the doorstep and you can feel rather alone up there but the thought of having a helicopter close is comforting. Be aware though you still need to be able to keep yourself alive though a cold shitty night because if conditions are bad it could still take help a lot longer than a hour flight to get to you. Ps you can talk to yourself as much as you like and it all good. It’s when you start hearing other people’s voices you need to worry.