Hunting Legends – A Hunter’s Life – Don Pigott and the Wilderness – Part Two
Upon arrival at the hut and glad to dump their packs, it wasn’t long before a quick scout around was underway.
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Hunting Legends – A Hunter’s Life – Don Pigott and the Wilderness – Part One
Don Pigott enjoyed an epic hunting life around New Zealand; he hunted far and wide, long and hard, for most game species, and his well-travelled rifle took some very smart trophies.
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Tracking and Finding Deer in New Zealand
Long established deerstalker Roger Lentle is the co-author of four previous titles on hunting in New Zealand. We review his latest book Tracking and Finding Deer in New Zealand.
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Hunting Legends – Further Along the Track with Bill Axbey – Part One
The tough, hard life of a government shooter sorted individuals out in a swift and unforgiving way, being a combination of battling against the wilderness, the solitude and the weather.
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Hunting Legends – Vivian Donald – Celebrating 100 Years since the first Wapiti bull taken under licence in April 1923.
Vivian Donald created New Zealand stalking history by taking the first wapiti bull under licence in April 1923.
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Hunting Legends – Recalling the Times of the Earliest Otago Guides – Donald McLennan and Jim Buckley – Part Two
After many interviews, I discovered that James Buckley’s father was an early Otago goldminer who worked in a fair number of Otago’s goldfields before settling in Southland where he prospected at the Orepuki Gold Site.
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Behind the Lens – Robin Vaughan Francis Smith
Robin Vaughan Francis Smith’s skill behind a camera provided him with a full and colourful life, which can never be fully covered in this brief résumé.
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Hunting Legends – Recalling the Times of the Earliest Otago Guides – Donald McLennan and Jim Buckley – Part One
We’re going to look way back at a couple of pioneering individuals who, although they were themselves Otago deerstalkers, should be better remembered for helping fulfil others’ dreams of bagging a trophy red deer.
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Hunting Legends – One Last Look at a Rakaia Legend Guide and Stalker William Burrows – Part Two
During 1918, Bill Burrows’ excellent observational skills and his ability to read a head pleased his boss, George Gerard, no end.
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Hunting Legends – One Last Look at a Rakaia Legend Guide and Stalker William Burrows – Part One
The reason we were discussing William Burrows was because his grandson, Fergie McCormick, a legendary All Black, was still pursuing his career at the time.
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Straight Arrows and Fast Bullets: A Hunter’s Tales
As its title suggests, this book is a hunting book where the author describes his adventures chasing game, both with a bow and a rifle, focussing his stories on a variety of big and small game in a wide range of locations around New Zealand.
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