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Hunting High And Low For Mindfulness

ONE IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE. SIX WEEKS TO TRAIN. GO

FOR AS LONG AS I can recall, the evolution of man has fascinated me. How we went from crawling around in dark caves to sending 2am R u up? messages is a complex and contentious journey. The long and short of it is, as a species, we had to adapt and survive, and those who did would pass on their genes. A key element in the wild kaleidoscope of early ancestorial life was hunting. If you failed to forage or return successfully from a hunt, there were no shiny florescent-lit supermarkets to save the day. You went hungry. Or worse, after going hungry for a while, you died.

Eamon Waddington has been hunting and fishing for as long as he can remember. Originally from Victoria, he migrated north and now resides in Newcastle, and is a part-owner/guide at Broadside Hunting in the Hunter Valley. The organisation offers hunting courses

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