Offsite Issue 39 Nov/Dec 23

Issue 39 November/December 2023

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD

Hinterland e h t in s g Ho e s Medicin a s in a t n u Mo Steaks Swordfish

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Contents 04 Revving Resilience 12 Save the Kiwi 14 ColorCote Tradie Profile: Rhys Fitt 22 Frames Gallery 24 Tradie BBQ: Swordfish Steaks 25 Mental Health Chat: Part Three 26 Moto Meat Mish

Come at me, summer Rheem offsite is published bi-monthly by NZ Fishing Media Ltd. 177B Marua Road, Ellerslie, Auckland Editor: Jason Harman Designer: Dialog Studio Sales: Josh Williams 021 862 579 sales@nzfishingnews.co.nz Editorial Enquiries: nick@nzfishingnews.co.nz Advertising within this publication is subject to NZ Fishing Media Ltd’s standard advertising terms and conditions, a copy of which is available by emailing grant@nzfishingnews.co.nz.

Cover Photo: Red Beach local Rhys Fitt floating his way through life on his favourite 9’8” log.

Image taken by Loren Taylor.

Rheem offsite is proudly printed on sustainable PEFC-certified paper.

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There’s been rain, there’s been wind, and there’s been sunshine. There’s been an election, an international obsession with the Roman Empire, and my mate Rich caught a really big fish.

It’s been a time. Spring has completed her important work of thawing the frigid bones of this fine whenua, and now, finally, summertime is upon us.

I don’t know about you, but where I come from summer means a time to explore: behind the back paddock, turning left instead of right onto that trail you‘ve always wondered about, prospecting a random patch of reef out in the boat for tasty marine critters, or pitching a tent on the tops and stakingout a promising-looking south face.

For you, summertime might be the inspiration you need to pull on a helmet and mount up, like James Fisher on page 4; get out the longboard for an evening wave sesh, like our ColorCote Tradie this month, Rhys Fitt, on page 14; whack a (swordfish) steak on the barbie, like Simon Walden on page 24; or head for the hills like hungry carnivores Ashlee Strange (page 25)

and Gabe Ross (page 26).

Whatever you decide to do this summer, just don’t let it pass you by.

Find an excuse to knock off early and get out there, into that big, scary, exciting world where we all belong.

As Matthew McConaughey would say, “You gotta just keep livin’ man. L-i-vi-n.”

And now, the time has come for me to announce that this issue will be my last as Editor of this esteemed publication. Though, as consolation, you can look forward to the laconic wit of Nick Jones, who will be returning to his post as Rheem Offsite’s Editor after a brief hiatus spent doing other, far less important things.

If you‘d like to see yourself in Offsite one day and you’ve got a story to tell or a picture to share, then you can reach out to Nick directly at nick@ nzfishingnews.co.nz.

See you out there!

– Jason Harman

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REVVIN RESILIE

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radespeople, I think we all know the Kiwi construction industry is tougher now than ever. All of us feel just how demanding and exhausting the daily grind can be. The never-ending battle with concrete, steel, timber, piping, and cable. The impending deadlines and life’s external stresses attempting to infiltrate our being. A taxing combination that easily leaves us feeling tired and burnt out We’ve all been there at some point (or still are).

Breaking that cycle and transporting yourself to a positive mindset is the tricky bit. Luckily, I know just the transportation vehicle to do it. A plan that’ll have you grinning like a kid in a candy store uicker than you can say, “Where’s neutral?”

Whether you have an hour after a day’s graft, an early knock-off on riday, or a whole weekend to burn, fasten your helmets, kick the leg over and twist the throttle to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul – turn the burnout into burnouts.

Adventure riding, anywhere, does just that.

Enter the Royal Enfield Himalayan – a simple, confidence-inspiring, no-frills motorcycle that’s built for adventure and exploration. Think of it as the Land over of the motorcycle world t’ll get you anywhere you want to go, as long as you’re not racing anyone The 411cc engine does what you would expect from a single-cylinder thumper.

It rattles, it clunks, and it vibrates itself half to death, but it’ll get you there with

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a big grin on your dusty face t’s pure motorcycle riding. If something goes wrong, you can fix pretty much anything on it with the basic tool kit under the seat, while your mates on $20k bikes have to pull out tephen Hawkins’s notepad just to diagnose an issue. ow, must admit, ’m no motorcycle expert. In fact, adventure riding has only been a thing of mine for a few years or so, and for Hanna, my better half, even less. The hard-fought battles of tough enduro and the social excitement of the trail riding scene were what got us hooked, but it was the simple, no faff, just get-on-and-go ease of adventure riding that made us spend more time on the adventure bike than at the trail rides and races.

Being used to a light weight KTM, ’ve slid, binned, or dropped the Himalayan more times off road than ’d care to admit o far, Hanna has a far better track record for staying rubber side down But that’s the beauty of adventure riding it’s not about perfection it’s about letting go and having a blast. Keeping it straight in the baby-powder roads of the Mackenzie country, kicking out the back end in the winding gravel bends of the Central Otago paper roads, or the triumph of making it through river crossings – to get to that hut we keep being told about – without drowning. Winding through pictures ue valleys of the Wakatipu Basin and laughing off the occasional bumps in the road that we call character-building are all part of the fun.

With all this on the behind and more ahead, that looming work-related framing inspection and Monday’s window delivery have been relegated to the furthest reaches of my mind. I am at peace.

The local stomping ground for us is Central Otago. With Queenstown as a home base, there’s plenty to play around with Whether it’s a uick after-work blast into Skippers Canyon to blow off the cedar dust or a day run up to Glenorchy and around the valleys with a telescopic fishing rod. The inevitable camper van trundling along the Glenorchy in front just as the best corners come into view At least we’re not in a rush.

For those of us not afraid of a night or two in a tent or a beaten-up hut, there are multi-day adventure rides that start with some world-class roads like the rown ange to Wānaka or the Kingston Highway to the bottom of

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“Luckily, I know just the transportation vehicle... that’ll have you grinning like a kid in a candy store quicker than you can say, ‘Where’s neutral?’” the Nevis Road. The latter is one of the classic rides in the area, which I have no doubt that many readers have enjoyed in a 4WD or even on a bike themselves. t’s a popular road for good reason p and over, past the old ki Hut and through classic Otago High ountry Once through the sweeping gravel road and or so river crossings that litter the Ben evis tation, you’re into Bannockburn Another great starting point for many adventure rides, should the flowing winds of the awarau orge be your warm-up for the day, rather than the Nevis.

With the majority of the rivers now in the mirror, and inside my boots, it’s time for a stress-free, yet interesting aunt up and over the dusty airnmuir ange When Hanna is riding along, this is where she’ll lead the charge amiliar

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terrain with no surprises but worth every second This takes us right into lyde for a well-earned coffee and a bacon and egg breaky A uick blast through to Alexandra and we’re at the gateway to a lot of great adventure riding, whichever direction you choose We chose W to oxburgh There’s a decent crew of fellas who regularly ride from Alexandra or oxburgh and they’re all keen as mustard and likely waiting at the bottom of the Old Man ange with a mix of big bush pigs like the 00 or high-tech weapons like the TM 890 Adventure ’m always greeted with the same looks when rock up, already covered in dust and a smile from the ride over from the big smoke They look the bike up and down.

“Are you going to be ok up here on

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“You worry about yourself there, mate This mighty Himalayan will get more places than people think if you know how to ride it.”

And with that, we fire them up and climb the rough yet deceivingly slick ymes oad into the winding passes of the Old Man ange where the compulsory photo with Obelisk and the lion king pose on Hyde ock are never missed.

Once into Waikawau Bush, the ground gets a little softer The clearance of the Royal Enfield and the stock tyres ensure it’s a little spicier for me than for the others on their fancy, expensive steeds The premonitions of the crew almost come true as I slide out on a greasy descent and bounce the tank guard off a rut Once through the mire,

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“Vast, empty, and full of gravel roads to explore in any direction.”

we are greeted by the Waikaia Bush Hut and a KTM 1290 with a flat rear tyre. All hands on deck for swap out and a quick smoko break before continuing down to the bush line.

The Wakaia Bush Hut and campsite is a great place to stop for the night if you don’t mind a bit of company from the local hunters, 4WDs, or families camping by the river.

I prefer less company, so after saying farewell to the Roxburgh crew, I find a quiet spot in some forest by a little lake to pitch the tent for the night. Time to gather my thoughts, enjoy the peace and devour some camp grub. Waking to the sound of birds and the gentle ripple of the lake, a slow morning precedes the next leg. Heading across the ditch into the reservoir country of Lake Onslow Road and the tranquil waters of Pooleburn Reservoir. This area is one of my favourites to ride for sure. Vast, empty, and full of gravel roads to explore in any direction The only others you’re likely to see are other adventure riders after the same solitary thrill of open space and off-road trails.

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Finally, heading back over the rugged steep-sided Thompson Gorge Road, before the Sunday evening run back home along some welcoming sealed roads. Two full days out and hundreds of kilometres travelled, the majority off-road. Monday should be a doddle. Tired hands, tired eyes, and the vibrations still tingling through my feet.

The endless places to see and the limitless trails to follow are all around us don’t think it matters where you are or who are with. Wherever you are, ’m sure there are endless possibilities to explore your neck of the woods and have just as much fun. The camaraderie of riding with strangers, the banter of riding with mates, the quality time (and brownie points) of riding with Mrs, or the solitude and peace of riding solo.

Who cares which you prefer? We’re still riding. The thump of the engine, the wind in your face and the back wheel spinning are still there, and we’re still feeling that buzz.

The important part is that we are experiencing that moment in time. Time that no one can take away from us.

Time that isn’t at work or dealing with the struggles that keep getting thrown

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“I’m a firm believer in being more knackered at Monday morning’s Toolbox Talk than I was on Friday at knock-off time.”

our way. Time when all we are doing is living. don’t know about you, but for me, being outside on some form of adventure is not ust something to do, it’s a necessity ’m a firm believer in being more knackered at Monday morning’s toolbox talk than was on riday at knock-off time t’s what keeps the burnouts on the bike and not on my shoulders hoose your poison maybe it’s a hunt, a fish, a ride, a boat, a dive, or a drive f you’re like me, it’s probably all of those and some t doesn’t matter, as long as it helps tried not to make this too much about our mental health but, to be honest, that is what it’s about believe that is the reason that most of us do the things we love Because we need to Because they make us happy, and remind us what it’s like to ust live in the moment and en oy our free time o, in the words of an obscure English punk band, “ find whatever makes you happy and do it twice, that’s my advice ” ee you on Monday

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Vote Kiwi

Rheem are proud partners of Save the Kiwi – an organisation dedicated to protecting and preserving New Zealand’s national bird. There were once millions of kiwi that called Aotearoa home, but in the last few hundred years, deforestation and introduced predators have caused this number to rapidly decline. Currently, kiwi numbers are still falling by roughly 2% every year – and there are now only 68,000 kiwi remaining in New Zealand.

Action is needed to stop this decline, and that’s why Save the Kiwi work tirelessly to raise awareness, educate communities, and secure the future of kiwi populations across the country.

Over the last few years, Rheem were lucky enough to be involved in kiwi releases at Motutapu and Rotoroa Islands, as well as provide and install a hot water cylinder for Save the Kiwi’s custom built incubation facility – the Crombie Lockwood Kiwi Burrow. This cylinder has been providing the hot water needed to keep the facility clean so the kiwi hatched can have their best start to life before they’re released to safe places in the wild. More recently, Rheem were also proud to include Save the Kiwi as part of their Auckland Home Show stand. One of the actual wooden boxes used to relocate kiwi was incorporated in the stand design, and kids had a chance to test their kiwi knowledge and even win a prize!

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If you’re interested in doing your part for our national bird, it couldn’t be easier in October. Save the Kiwi are getting involved in Forest and Bird’s annual ‘Bird of the Year’ competition, because this year there’s a bit of a twist. 2023 marks Forest and Bird’s centenary, so instead of ‘Bird of the Year’, this year’s competition is ‘Bird of the Century’ – and Save the Kiwi believes there’s only one bird that should win. Lisa Carrington, Kane Williamson, John Key, Helen Clark, and Graham Henry have all joined the cause as ambassadors, and you can join too by casting your vote in October!

the next 100 years – and the 100 after that – so sometime between Monday 30 October and the Sunday 12 November 2023, make sure you cast your vote for the iconic kiwi!

For Save the Kiwi, it’s a no brainer.

The symbol of the kiwi has been used to identify us as New Zealanders since the early 1900s; it’s on the wings of our air force (ironically); and it’s been used by our banks, backpacker buses, bacon makers and power providers. Save the Kiwi wants to make sure that our national icon is still living and thriving in

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Why Vote for Kiwi?

As the legend goes, when Tāne-Mahuta and Tāne-Hokahoka needed a volunteer to live in the darkness eating bugs, which bird answered that call?

Kiwi. It was kiwi who volunteered.

When parents of the 70s, 80s and 90s were struggling to get their kids to bed who could we rely on?

The Goodnight Kiwi let them know.

When we needed a catchy name for a fluffy, round fruit what did some clever bugger come up with?

That’s right, kiwifruit. Genius!

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When we open a packet of chips at a BBQ and need some extra flavour what do we reach for?

Good old kiwi onion dip. Yum as.

When we were running out of good ideas for flag designs who comes to the rescue?

Laser kiwi to the rescue!

When we’re traveling around the world on our OE and someone says “Hey are you Australian?” what do we proudly exclaim?

“Heck no! I’m a kiwi!”

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THE COLORCOTE TRADIE PROFILE

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W W W. C O LO R C OTE . C O . N Z

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This month we’re back with our quickfire Q+A-style interview featuring Rhys Fitt – qualified builder, surfer, dad, and Red Beach local frother.

So, let’s get started with the simple stuff. Who is Rhys Fitt?

Husband to Kiri, Dad to Nat and Daisy.

Residential builder. Surfer.

Why did you decide to become a tradie?

For me, it was the appeal of working outside, not in a cramped office. And I really enjoy working with tools and timber and the craftsmanship involved.

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Where are you based? And what do you like about living there?

I am based in Red Beach. Living here is an absolute joy; it has been a great community to raise our kids in. It’s in close proximity to the Orewa Bar and the Northern Coast – plenty to enjoy when the waves light up.

What are your favourite offsite activities, and what’s the appeal?

For fun, I ride a 9’8” old-school longboard and I enjoy chasing the appropriate waves to compliment this style of board. The appeal of this style of board is the aesthetic and functional elements. It is technically very hard to

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Name the most beautiful place you’ve ever been. Why? It has to be Sayulita, Mexico. In 2005, before it became commercialised and crowded. Warm sunshine, fun waves, fish tacos out of a caravan, buckets of corona – simple rustic Mexican life. ride these boards properly and it is a never-ending work-in-progress to get it right. The addiction of trying to get it wired gets under your skin.

I am very fortunate that the circle of friends I surf with all share the same thought process and surf with skills that inspire me to try and keep up.

Who is your tradie hero?

My tradie hero is my father. To this day I don’t know anyone who could take a first look at complicated house plans and decipher potential problems and inaccuracies immediately! He was just born to build.

What will you always buy, regardless of how much it costs?

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Coffee. And wax!

What do you consider to be your greatest achievement in both your life and career?

My greatest achievement has been raising our kids, Nat and Daisy. It has been the best journey ever and they are both incredible humans. They keep inspiring me to be better.

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned throughout your journey into the trades?

The biggest lesson I have learnt as a tradie is that assumption is the biggest fuck up (don’t know if I can say that? haha). Also: hurry slowly because nobody likes having to do it twice!

Someone steals your Spotify login details. What music would they find?

Early Bruce Springsteen (premainstream 80s) and Oz pub rock.

If you had to pick a couple of people who have been the most influential in your life/career, who would they be, and why?

My wife Kiri. She is always supportive of whatever decisions have to be made – good or bad. Her calm presence makes me a better human. She is my rock!

If you could time travel, what year would you visit?

I reckon I would like to visit the late 1960s! That era appeals to me as it was a much simpler time.

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“I am very fortunate that the circle of friends I surf with all share the same thought process and surf with skills that inspire me to try and keep up.”

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“My greatest achievement has been raising our kids, Nat and Daisy. It has been the best journey ever and they are both incredible humans.”

What do you hope that folks will say about you at your funeral?

I hope they’ll say that I was always myself. What you see is what you get.

Title of your autobiography?

Keep it Simple!

couple of my closest mates, enjoying the banter and laughter that goes hand in hand with a good log session.

Afterwards, we’d come home to Kiri and Daisy and go out for a Mexican feast (+ coronas) at our favourite Mexican restaurant.

Paint us a picture: describe your perfect day.

It would start with waking up early and surfing clean, uncrowded waves on a good sand bank with Nat and a

What profession would you pursue if you couldn’t do what you do now?

Landscaping could be fun. I think it’s the appeal of the outdoors and the opportunity to be creative.

Consider the trades industry as we currently know it. Is there anything we could/should be doing better?

The trades industry is complicated and somewhere along the way it has become very expensive, with high liabilities that have to be accounted for.

I don’t know how, but we need to find a way to turn this cycle around to protect the future of our industry.

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FRAMES

Frames is where we highlight Aotearoa’s most inspiring outdoor imagery. It’s the place in the magazine where you can slow down, take a deep breath, and truly appreciate the beauty of our backyard. Feast your eyes!

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H S I F D E R L O P P W S PINEA H T I W A S L SA Recipe by Simon Walden @thetradiebbq

D E L L I R G

Your Shopping List: •

2 Swordfish Steaks

Salsa: •

1/2 fresh pineapple, cubed

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1/2 red onion, finely sliced

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1/2 large cucumber, cubed

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1 chilli, finely chopped

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1 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped

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1/2 lemon, juiced

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Salt & pepper

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Olive oil

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METHOD Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes Total Cook Time: 23 Minutes Serves 2 Preheat the grill. For this cook, I’m using my Cobb Premium Air Grill.

Slice, chop, and cube all the salsa ingredients, adding to a bowl. Dress with a good lug of olive oil and the juice of half a lemon. Mix well to combine then season with salt and pepper

Next, drizzle the steaks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, making sure to rub the seasoning all over the steaks. Place the steaks onto the hot grill, cooking for 3-4 minutes aside.

Plate the swordfish up and rest for 2-3 minutes. Dress with the pineapple salsa and serve.

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Mental Health Chat Part 3: The Mountains are Medicine

By Ashlee Strange @ashlee.strange

I think many of us are unaware of how much the realities of everyday life cause us stress. In my experience, people seem to think counselling, prescribed medications or simply talking about how they’re feeling are signs of weakness.

Many will recommend, and prescribe even, the great outdoors as a treatment for mental health. While

time in the outdoors, connecting with nature and engaging in physical activity has positive effects on our mental well-being, so it’s no surprise that hunting and its related activities bring psychological benefits to those who choose to get out there.

There are a few ways that hunting can benefit your physical and mental well-being:

it generally doesn’t cure, it sure does help. In my case, it helps a lot. I have a restless heart and a mind that never quits, but they both go quiet when I’m outdoors enjoying what nature offers.

The benefits of hunting are wideranging and highly beneficial. One of the most understated benefits of hunting is improving your mental health. We all know that spending

1. Exercise: Hunting requires physical activity, such as walking, climbing, and stalking prey. This can help improve cardiovascular health, strengthen muscles, and increase endurance.

2. Stress relief: Spending time in nature and participating in an enjoyable and challenging activity can help reduce stress and improve mental health.

3. Improved sleep: The physical activity and stressreducing effects of hunting can help to improve sleep quality.

4. Improved mental clarity: The focus and concentration required during a hunt can improve mental clarity and cognitive function.

5. Sense of accomplishment: Successfully hunting and harvesting an animal can provide a sense of accomplishment and boost self-esteem.

Advocates of hunting note that the close connection to nature helps increase mindfulness, a state during which we become more aware of ourselves and our environment. Studies suggest that this increased awareness can be highly beneficial for managing anxiety and depression. There is no doubt that leaning into nature’s wildness through hunting can bring greater balance between life’s highs

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and lows while promoting enjoyment of the outdoors overall.

I am grateful to be an outdoorswoman. Getting outside and recharging is important, I feel at peace, reset, and I’m a better person and mother for it. We all need that connection to wild places. It’s why we do what we do.

Having something that elicits so much passion is the constant light at

the end of the tunnel, the helping hand always within reach. While it’s hunting and being outside that does it for me, it isn’t for everyone. No one can respect that more than me. Sometimes it takes decades to find what works for you.

Just keep trying and don’t be afraid of failure. Eventually, you’ll find a path that feels right. And I’ll be here to cheer you on. And if it is the path outside, I’ll see you out there.

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“Our plan was simple: we would ride in on motorbikes and spend two nights looking for a mature stag or red hind for the freezer.”

Words by Gabe Ross @gabeross42 Images by Thomas Greenaway @greenaway_72

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t had been a while since the lads had been out on a mission. So, despite the large recent snowfall and a poor weather window, we headed out anyway. Our plan was simple: we would ride in on motorbikes to cut time and spend two nights looking for a mature stag or red hind for the freezer.

Upon arrival at our spot, we were somewhat worried about the amount of snow around – riding motos with 20kg packs in slippery conditions is hard enough, add in 20cm of snow and ice and it becomes a serious challenge.

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Especially for the likes of me (Gabe) as I have done very little riding. Raz and Thomo boosted ahead of me making good time, while I was not too far behind but racking up the team’s crash tally.

The ride to where we would leave the bikes was a physical three-hour stint. We made it much further than we previously thought we would, saving us a lot of time on our feet. After a quick lunch, we strapped up and started a gradual climb. As it was winter, we assumed the stags would be mobbed

up feeding high, the types of places we normally wouldn’t even think twice about. As we walked the history of the area started to unveil itself. We came across some rusty old wheelbarrows and several large mining tunnels that allowed us to navigate through the blu s. ventually, we positioned ourselves on a high point to do some glassing. Quickly, we picked up a few pesky goats – not the target species.

After another 30 minutes or so we found our first deer. Three, in fact tastylooking red hinds grazing on what small

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foliage poked through the snow. We decided we were gonna have a crack.

As we closed the gap from around 700 yards to 300 the wind changed, and they were out of there. Unfortunately, this was to be our final opportunity of the night. We set up camp in an epic old miner’s bivvy and made plans for the following day.

The next morning, we woke early so we could get to a glassing spot on first light but were uickly faced with an issue. None of us could get our feet into our boots as they had all frozen solid – yes, we slept with our boots under our sleeping bags, but it was so bloody cold that it didn’t help. We managed to thaw them out around 45 minutes later and set out. The morning brought a promising number of stags through,

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“None of us could get our feet into our boots as they had all frozen solid.”

all in solid mobs, however, none were even close to maturity. We made a stalk on one animal that showed some of the characteristics we were looking for but uickly realized we were mistaken when we got closer.

As the morning drew to an end, no more stags were picked up and the animals had bedded for the arvo. We

mished back to the tents to re-fuel and prepare for the evening hunt.

We decided to head down the valley in search of a meat animal. The evening started slowly with only a few goats moving around. Then, just as we crested the final ridge of the night, we spotted another mob of young stags.

We watched these awesome animals

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go about their business for a while until Raz let out an urgent whisper, “Hinds! Just here, close as! Lo and behold, there was a mob of four perfect candidates grazing 150 metres away, completely unaware of our presence.

We sorted out the camera gear and

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Raz let loose with his rifle. He smoked the first one and thought, why not grab another, and so he did – with perfect precision.

The recovery was simple and 10 minutes later we had a hind and a yearling prepped for the butchery. The

three of us carried as much meat as we possibly could back to the tents for a much-needed rest.

The next day was no easy feat. We had to get around 45kg of venison, ourselves, and all our hunting gear back to the bikes and then ride the 16 kilometres back to the car in blasting snow and rain. The whole process took us around 5 hours with plenty of falls for all.

This really was an epic mission and a great reminder that you can always have a bit of fun in challenging conditions.

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