Thread: what happens if...

if out duckshooting always carry a first aid kit in my gear .because a few of our mob getting on like me and we shoot in some wide open rugged country i also scout out possible chopper landing area (emergency chopper) ..yes its my old TF habits coming to the fore. being an ex RN as well I keep an eye on the others and myself as at 70 im prone to going arse up .firearms safety and security its a given -e ve n getting in and out of maimais . the main thing is to act at first sign of trouble-stop and focus on the person no matter how minor the complaint -things can escalate very bloody quickly . sitting down and putting a brew on is a bloody good start .

one thing I always try to do is make sure the ones I take out know how to get back home if anything happened to me - continually gobsmaked how bloody useless some are at working out where they are - just no idea how to keep track of their movements by ridges tracks valleys etc - one newbie I took out in Te Urewera for 3 days just walked up the track and back each day - had no confidence to go off track at all - one in the Kawekas no more than 700-800 metres from camp came to a junction in track and then had a panic attack and started firing shots and yelling for help - could hear him from the camp hopeless