Twilight Twelve

It’s a lot of fun at this time of year, especially if you’re into saunas and perspiration.

Some of the Otago/Southland tussock high country gets temperatures into the 30s, which when you have a pack full of camping and hunting gear and sundries soon gets your attention on the steep bits. The sweat blurs your vision, which is good as it’s harder then to see how far you still have to go.

Over the last ten years or so the ‘full pack’ idea has had the Jenny Craig treatment in a big way and the lightweight theme is definitely the go these days, including the boots and rifle. They say there’s no point in getting older if you’re not getting wiser and at 51 years of age, the ‘older’ feeling seems more prevalent with every passing year. In saying that, I make sure I’m fit enough for hunts in this terrain, with plenty