Patience, Perseverance, Proximity and Precision
The red stag Roar was in full swing, it was Easter Weekend 2021, and my goal was to shoot a 12-point-plus stag with the bow.
Read MoreThe red stag Roar was in full swing, it was Easter Weekend 2021, and my goal was to shoot a 12-point-plus stag with the bow.
Read MoreMemories of the Roar period are fading, but it was great to see many of you making up for the missed rut last year due to the COVID lockdown.
Read MoreSetting up your ballistic solver correctly is an important step if you want to make first-round hits at distance.
Read MoreMy first work trip of 2021 was looming – a 10-day stint in the backblocks of Queenstown controlling wilding pines.
Read MoreWhen the temperature gauge on the display proclaims an ambient temperature of minus 8 and rime ice glistens on every surface, it’s probably time to question one’s sanity.
Read MoreThe day had finally come. We had a great weather window ahead and first crack at what is debatably one of the best Fiordland wapiti blocks, Wapiti River.
Read MoreLockdowns, skill shortages, intergenerational inequalities. There’s no doubt about it … discontent stalks the land. Our response?
Read More“It’s Saturday morning. Is anyone drunk? Anyone high as a kite? You’re holding it together very well if you are!”
Read MoreMy twin brother, Justin, and I aren’t new to the Southern Alps and all the magnificent wonders this kind of country can throw at you ...
Read MoreSlowing at the final stages of the ridgetop approach with binos held by splayed fingers to my eyes, I quickly scanned the opposing faces of the large basin.
Read MoreI’d missed out on a ballot block this year, and like everyone else in New Zealand, I’d missed out on hunting the roar altogether last year thanks to COVID-19.
Read MoreIncentivised by Major Wilson’s 1935 tales of his adventures in the Fiordland wapiti country, Furkert wanted to add this game animal to his trophy room ...
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