Since the 1920s, each decade has brought about cultural shifts within the New Zealand hunting community. Common reasons for change have been altered legislation, commercial interests (venison recovery), recreational interest and bureaucracy.
In 1994, I was given a Ruger .308 for my 21st birthday. Over the next few years, I joined my two uncles and older brother on annual deerstalking trips, flying into the Whirinaki Forest.
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