SOMEWHERE NEW
Summer is one of my favorite times of the year to hunt. Although the stags don’t have their antlers and tahr aren’t in their beautiful winter coats there are plenty of upsides to warmer conditions. Firstly, the daylight hours are longer, which means more time exploring and less time in the sleeping bag (you can always catch up on sleep when you get home!). Secondly, the lack of snow and ice makes travel in the steep stuff a little less daunting. On top of that, you can pack a bit lighter, not needing the full winter kit - although never underestimate the possibility of a storm in the mountains at any time of the year. All these factors mean that you can upscale your adventure and push into the hard-to-reach places. I believe that from a hunting perspective, this is the perfect time to chase chamois. They’re usually up in the steep stuff where any good summer mission belongs - climbing along a hairline ridge with views spanning over distant peaks waiting to be tackled on another adventure.
My mate Raddy had never shot a chamois, so at the start of last summer we planned to do something about it. After scouting a route into new country
