Located at the Southern end of the Adams wilderness area and at the very head of the Perth valley is Able Lake which drains the Able Glacier after it quite literally tumbles off the side of the Garden of Eden ice plateau. It’s inspiring country, even if these days the...

With so many changes to firearms licensing regulations over the last few years, it’s really no surprise that even the police don’t seem to understand them let alone the health practitioners that have been dragged into the whole cluster. Particularly the fact you can actually surrender your licence if you...

Squeezed under the rugged and dramatic Bannock Brae range, the Makawhio or Jacobs as it’s known is home to some of South Westlands finest scrub. And is one of the more Northern ballot blocks in the Hooker/Adams wilderness area. River travel can be painfully slow with the bush being strewn...

The build up to the roar is always an exciting time with all the plotting and scheming involved and figuring out where and when to focus your time. It’s an exciting time to hunt, and for good reason.  As the days get shorter eventually those big stags that have been hard to find all year will let their guard down with the onset of the roar, and suddenly they become a hell of a lot easier to find.