Here's a hunting gear checklist & pack dump of what I'll be taking to the Australian Alps for the first week in May 2019. Links to my Google sheets lists below.

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Short opportunistic 24hr dash away chasing a few fallow bucks during the rut. I'd cancelled out the plans for this year's rut hunting as I'm heading to Vic chasing Sambar in 2 weeks. But we had a quite weekend and my mates were away hunting so I joined them overnight. Worth the effort. Not my biggest buck by far but none the less it was a good afternoon and morning hunt. Plenty of fallow around croaking away. Excuse the quality as this was just filmed on a mobile phone.

Quick overnight fastpacking trip. 5kg total pack weight (Including food and water), 44 km, 1500m vert, 8hrs.

Just a quick little review of these two quality bino chest rigs. The Vortex is already for sale. Figured while I had both I'd chuck some thoughts up. Apologies for the dodgy sound, I just filmed this one on my phone.

Stones used noted below. About the only main variable I run might be to use a 125/160 Micron Venev Diamond stone to reprofile a new edge angle or do major chip removal etc.

Progression on this video are as follows:
- Venev Bonded Diamond in 40/50 Micron (210x35mm)
- Venev Bonded Diamond in 14/20 Micron (210x35mm)
- Naniwa Chosera 1,000 grit (150x25mm)
- Naniwa Chosera 3,000 grit (150x25mm)
- Sigma Power Sellect II 6,000 grit (150x25mm)
- Sigma Power Sellect II 13,000 (150x25mm)
- Premium Kangaroo Leather Strop with Jende Poly Diamond 0.25 Micron Emulsion, Home made Strop (210x40mm).

I don't like to strop too much. As I've learned with the BESS edge tester you get sharper results with minimal stropping. Too much stropping results in a less sharp edge. And I like a hard strop. The only nano cloth strop I really find gives a great edge finish is the 0.025 micron after the roo leather.

Casio SS G-Shock Square GMW-B5000

Grand Seiko SBGX065 9F62 Quartz

Lansky Turn Box Knife Sharpener for Micro Bevels

Omega Seamaster Professional 300 Coaxial Ceramic 41mm - Best Value Automatic Luxury Swiss Watch

Seiko SARX033 Automatic Watch

Seiko Alpinist SARB017 - Such a shame it's discontinued

Zelos Mako Blue 40mm Automatic Watch