How I Built Mental Skills Through Life and Hunting
Hunting in New Zealand is high on the degree of difficulty scale when considered globally.
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A Note From The Team – January/February 2026
While glassing a few deer or searching for a nice rainbow trout, spend some time reflecting on 2025; a personal audit as a hunter, angler and member of society is a good way to identify what habits/actions you should take into 2026 and those you shouldn’t.
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Choosing a Hunting Spot
Where to hunt? It’s a question that gets asked all the time by hunters young and old. Underpinning this question is usually one’s desire to have success either on the meat and/or trophy front.
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Conservationists First, Hunters Second?
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.
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Huntech MacKinnon Puffer Jacket
Huntech has recently released the MacKinnon Waterproof Puffer Jacket, which is aiming to bridge the gap between durability and lightweight warmth.
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Walking Sticks for Hunting
Walking sticks – should you use them? Unequivocally, yes, you should – if you’re not already! In my opinion, having one or two walking sticks on a hunting mission is one of the best bits of gear you can have besides what’s on your feet.
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Through the Fire
On the first day, I was faced with a solid South Westland bush-bash for around six hours. Shortly into the climb, a stag out of nowhere roared several times.
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Vortex Razor HD 13-39×56 Spotting Scope
If you were to boil down hunting to two words, I’d say it’s mostly about movement and glassing.
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Packing for Spring Missions
Unless you’re on a gentleman’s hunt, spotting and shooting game from a motorised vehicle, you’ll need a pack full of gear, food and a rifle. Everyone has a slightly different way of organising their packs depending on personal preference, season, mission duration and objective.
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ZOLEO Satellite Communicator Review
For the hunter, this means you can get regular weather updates, log waypoints, be tracked live, send an SOS and message loved ones anywhere, anytime, while in the backcountry.
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How to Hunt Post-Rut Stags
Hunting red stags from February to September is the main driver, for some, to get out in the hills and enjoy their time away from the urban jungle.
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