Sporting Shooter

Moon boots and big stags

It was early March, my training for the red deer roar was in full swing and every day I had been spending an hour or more at the gym trying to get in shape before a solid fortnight hunting with Aaron. This is when Az called with some bad news. He’d injured his ankle and calf muscle.

WE waited patiently for the outcome and the doctors confirmed he would be stuck in a moon boot for up to eight weeks.

I thought this was the end of the 2022 roar for us before it had even begun but Az was in good spirits and said we were going no matter what. The initial plan was that he would be camp cook and

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