FROM THE EDITOR: This is not your usual Wild Shot, and I’ll explain why, but first here’s a bit of background. Every Wild Shot since I became editor of Wild seven years ago, we’ve given away a prize, one organised by Zac Dooling, marketing director at Outdoor Agencies. It meant that every three months or so, I’d get on the phone with Zac to talk about the upcoming Wild Shot and the prize to go with it. Our conversations were rarely short, usually half an hour or more, and we’d chat through not only the prizes but also our recent adventures, a bit of industry gossip, and, more broadly, life in general.
In July, however, two days after our last chat, Zac had a massive heart attack, and passed away.…