A Note From The Team – July/August 2026
Don’t let a bit of snow stop you. Gear up, look out for your hunting buddies, and here’s to clear winter skies and steady steps in the hills.
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Redemption on the Ridge
With intentions of starting to get a bit of fitness in before the roar, and to scope out some new country where a few stags might be hanging around late summer, a mate and I decided to commit to a few days heading deep into the Main Divide.
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Tussock Tops and Stripping Stags
After counting down the weeks, the day had finally arrived.
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Two Hunts, Two Twelves, Two Years Apart
This story starts with two photographs a friend showed me in 2024.
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My Introduction to Bowhunting
It’s a feeling seldom experienced, one you cannot really describe – it can only be lived. That feeling of your heart beating so loud you can almost hear it echo through your surroundings.
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Ompa’s Mystery Nuts
The night before the trip, we checked the weather for the tenth time; two fronts were on the way, and one was due that night. The other was forecast to arrive two days after we’d be out.
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Tōtara Fruit (Bush Lollies)
Imagine a fruit that’s sweet and delicious, its juices bursting forth when you squish the little red, yellow, pink and orange gems in your mouth.
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On Track … Until I Wasn’t
I was bang on schedule to meet the boys at the pickup point down the valley. Timing was tight but achievable. Then, antler tips appeared out of nowhere.
Read MoreAn update from COLFO – Owning Firearms is a Political Statement
Recently, COLFO has released new merchandise for sale on our shop (www.colfo.shop) to help raise funds and continue our legacy of advocacy work on behalf of licensed firearm owners.
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Hooked on the High Country
It all began, as many great hunts do, with a simple message from a mate – Sam, who also happens to be the owner of Southern Peaks Safaris.
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Chasing the Light
My excitement was off the dial when I read the text from my friend Duncan: “Hugh, I’ve found your 12-pointer.”
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Rusa Island
I’d been to New Caledonia (NC) on an island cruise five years before and knew of the rusa deer that hid in the maquis scrub there.
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