With greater knowledge as hunters, and with a growing conservation mindset, we’re now putting more trophy value on the age of the animal in addition to the physical traits determined largely by genetics and nutrition.
It's 5:30am, off goes the alarm, and there goes my sleep-in. Never mind that though, as I was going hunting. After a quick coffee and a bowl of Weet-Bix, I put on my boots and was out the door with my wife, Rach, following behind.
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