LIGHTNESS IN THE DARK
As neither of us had been to Fiordland to chase Wapiti it was exciting stuff, to say the least. We started looking at maps and watching videos of hunts in the Dark River and to put together a bit of a plan as to how we wanted to spend our ten days hunting the block. After a heap of planning, a bit of pack training, and the purchase of new gear, the time finally came to make the big drive down from Nelson to Te Anau.
On arrival, we attended the briefing and got our permit for the block and, before we knew it, the next morning had arrived. We choppered out of Milford heading for Lake Grave at the bottom of the Dark River block. Once landed and all the gear offloaded, there was a quick discussion with the other party of hunters sharing the block with us. Brad and I decided to waste no time - we put on our heavy packs and
