Tahr Ballot - Adams Range
The steep and rather scenic Adams Range towers above the Barlow river to the South and the Poerua River to the North, with the landing site about ...
Chamois - Buck or Doe?
With chamois it can often be difficult to spot the the bucks from the does. PointsSouth in collabouration with David Jacobs the Taxidermist, have p...
Tahr Ballot - Poerua River
Dominated by Mount Adams and the particularly jagged Adams range, the Poerua flows from its now marginally glacial Poerua Glacier in it’s head basin.
Tahr Ballot - Teichelmann Creek
Born in Australia but of German ancestry Ebenezer Teichlemann took the post of local doctor in Hokitika in 1897. Between 1899 and 1924, Teichelma...
Tahr Ballot - Abel Lake
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...
Tahr Ballot - Zora Canyon
Zora creek has its headwaters sandwiched between the heads of the Mahitahi and the Jacobs, and flows South draining into the mighty Landsborough j...
Mental Health and You Firearms License
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 underst...
Tahr Ballot - The Jacobs
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. A...
Andrew Antelao - REVIEW
Selecting a new pair of boots can involve a fair bit of personal preference, as everyone’s feet are different, so just because something has worked...
5 Quick Tips For Success This Roar
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....
Tahr Ballot - The Otoko
The Otoko is located at the right at the Southern end of the tahr ballot blocks and is somewhat the Southern edge of the core tahr terrain. With i...
Tahr Ballot - Arbor Rift & Shelter Hollow
The Landsborough is unique among West Coast rivers, running parallel to the main divide for more than 60km.With a large number of side streams dra...
Tahr Ballot - The Mahitahi
The upper half of the Mahitahi valley is equal parts impressive as it is intimidating, where you’re surrounded by peaks over 2000m in every direct...
How Big is That Bull You're Looking At
With a bull tahr age is the most important thing, but here's how to work out the size of that bull you're looking at
A Layer That Is A Lifesaver
If there is one piece of kit that ends up on even the shortest of gear lists, a rain jacket should be it. Being a small rock in the middle of the o...
Mental Health & Firearms
We’ve all heard the rhetoric “having a firearm is a privilege not a right” and personally I don’t entirely disagree with that statement. By now we ...
