Jit Patel

Jit was born in the UK and grew up in South London He was introduced to the outdoors mainly through school camps but at 14 joined the Army Cadets This gave him his first experience ofembracing the elements and learning to push himself through challenges With all that travel he knew the UK might not be where he would settle down but was keen to find that place He spent a year in Australia and then went to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa It was in New Zealand where he began working for Outward Bound an Outdoor Education Charity that believes in building resilience and learning more about yourself and others by living and adventuring together in the outdoors His first fulltime job saw him in that role for nearly 3 years before moving into the office as the operations manager Being from the UK hunting was not a part of growing up however colleagues at Outward Bound introduced him to bow hunting and the mindfulness that comes with stalking shooting and processing your own game During this transition away from the field and into the office he got his dog Ahi and met his partner Madi Whilst his parents still live in the UK and his brothers family in Singapore hes hoping to make New Zealand his home Hes grateful to his parents and brother who have always supported and encouraged him to take on new challenges explore the world and follow his passions And to his partner Madi for encouraging him on this journey and who he cant wait to face the challenges ahead with