Last night I learned something interesting… they have Rocky Mountain Elk running wild in New Zealand. These Elk were a gift from Teddy Roosevelt in the early 1900s. That guy sure was the king of big game hunting.

I got dressed in my warm gears which included an 800 down jacket under my silent weave camo top. I guess if I steam up I can always take some gear off. Some snow has fallen on the mountains and I didn’t come all the way down to New Zealand to freeze.

But I suspect it’s nowhere near as cold here as we’re used to up home. The guide said that the wind cuts through you and we’ll be driving around a bit in the truck with the windows open.

My dew point pants are starting to look like they’ve seen better days. I guess they’ve performed pretty well. There’s been a lot of blood spilled on this pair. But I’ll have to think about replacing them.

I also put on a thin pair of socks underneath a big pair of merino crew hunting socks. The thin socks underneath help to prevent  blisters. My pop taught me and I’ve found it works pretty well.