Thread: Hello, and any tips to gain bush confidence?

I suggest getting to know one particular area well rather than going to lots of different locations to hunt. As you become familiar with one piece of ground, push a little further. Work on your spacial awareness by taking in your surroundings from all perspectives. Look back every now and again at where you have come from otherwise when you turn around to go home everything will look different going the other way.

The trees wont harm you. They are benign. Its our minds that play the tricks. Stay calm in all situations. Don't rush.

Don't be afraid of being caught out for a night. In unfamiliar ground far better to be curled up safe but cold under a space blanket than blundering around in the dark and hurting yourself. I used to tell my boys that the night wont hurt them. "Its exactly the same as daytime except the air is a different colour" I would say.