Trip Report 4 - Family Wallaby Hunt

• Quick trip report for those who enjoy yarns in the bullet point style.
• I'll return to Trip Report 3, one of those epic late-night punishing hikes, but I'm pressed for time so I'll get this one up.

• After my wife demonstrated how good she is at carrying pigs, my daughter and I planned out a wallaby hunt and roped my wife in for meat carrying duties.
• Weather looked good.
• Left after work, fish'n'chips for dinner in Geraldine. (Asked for crispy chips and they were amazing).
• Hiked in the dark.
• Daughter got a bee sting on the hike in. A few tears, but then back on the track. Parents impressed.
• Set up camp, crashed out.
• 'Slept in'. Caught sunrise and had coffee. Luxury living!
• Spotted a few wallabies but opted for a relaxed morning, it was going to get hot.
• Tidied camp and hit the track to get to higher elevation.
• Great views all day. Very hot, no shade, some wind for respite.
• Met a couple of other hunters, great guys, instant good connection and yarns. I think we'll do a trip together this year.
• It got really hot, not pleasant, a few tears. Turned back. Everyone happy.
• Smashed out a solid 12km hike. I was impressed with the girls!
• Back to camp for dinner.
• Wallabies popping out, bailed on dinner.
• Couple of other hunters showed up. Said gidday.
• Daughter set up on wallabies. Dialed in. Boom. 130m. Nice.
• I got one for myself.
• Then one of the other hunters got one with his 270.
• We all met up and the other hunter with his dog Sky helped us track them down.
• Cool mini mission and more good yarns.
• Parted ways.
• Had dinner - dehy veni from the last trip: https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ission-112342/
• Butchered wallaby - deer technique works good on them too. Tucked meat by a creek to stay cool overnight.
• Hiked out in the morning.
• Daughter carried her wallaby. Proud dad moment.
• Chilled day, swimming at lake, ice creams etc.
• Wallaby nachos for dinner with home grown veges. Surprisingly good, really good in fact.
• Have to cherish weekends like that.
• More reports to come :)

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