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 ...
SUMMER CHAMOIS HUNTING
With good planning and the lightweight gear available these days you can really cover a lot of ground, even on just an overnighter.
But, even wit...
Tahr Ballot - Baker Creek
Smack bang in the middle of the Hooker/Lansborough Wilderness area is the mighty Landsborough River, and mid-way up valley Baker Creek joins th...
SOUTH WESTLAND BY JETBOAT
South Westland has a long history of deer hunting accessed by jet boat, and these days it’s still somewhat of a mecca for jet boaters and hunters a...
CHAMOIS - BUCK OR DOE?
Both male and female chamois have horns and both can be considered trophies, but it can be notoriously hard to tell the difference sometimes. So, h...
SPRING MEAT
When the stag antlers have dropped, and the tahr capes bleaching in the sun, the focus often shifts to re-stocking the freezer in preparation for t...
TAHR RUT STAGES
We all would have heard someone say that “you’ll learn more from just sitting back and watching”, which is true for just about any hunting, but wit...
First Lite Omen Stormshelter
Built to be uncompromising in weather resistance and durability; the First Lite Omen system is the solution for mid to late season hunts when persi...
Online Tools For Hunting
It’s not that long ago that about as tech as I got pre hunt was having a quick look at a forecast and a topo map before heading out into the hills....
Make Your Roar One To Remember For The Right Reasons
A new look at the NZ Mountain Safety Council’s incident stats for the Roar season and how to apply this to your planning and attitude in the field...
SPRING OPPORTUNITIES
Sure, the stags have dropped their antlers but there’s a bunch of other hunting opportunities that open up as the days get longer, and besides not ...
Venison Caramelised Onion and Camembert Sausage Rolls
Rich and hearty sausage rolls made with venison sausage meat, caramelised onion jam, camembert and, the key ingredient, fennel seeds! Quick and e...
The Art of the Fly-in
If time is your biggest limitation, then a few quality days of hunting hard is achievable and actually cost effective if you can fill the seats in ...
Perfecting Layers
Some of us will routinely climb 1000m vertical when we go hunting, others view the truck or quad bike as more of a “mobile hunting blind”. Whatever...
Bird Mounting - Field Care
Forth generation taxidermist David Jacobs gives us a run down on prepping that bird for the taxidermist.
Trophy Caping - A How To
Learn how to cape out that trophy of a lifetime and avoid the dissapointment of stuffing it up
