A Note From The Team – September/October 2026
Spring is just around the corner; we’re finally moving away from the depths of winter. The mornings are still crisp but with the added bonus of longer days!
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True Wilderness on the Coast
This story began in 1908 when red deer from Warnham Court were brought to New Zealand from England and released into the Poulter River area.
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The Struggle Stick Strikes
A few weeks prior to this trip, Samuel Harrison (knifemaker in Christchurch) gave me a two-piece takedown longbow.
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Hakeke
In winter, when things are cold and animals are getting skinny, there are few foods that we hunters can eke out from the bush.
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The Highs and Lows of Hunting
Craving nostalgia, I chose to target a valley that I hadn’t been to in a long time with the hopes of securing one of the most elusive public land animals: a 10″ chamois buck or doe.
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Chamois Hunt
I can hear the red stag roaring in the bush. They rub their antlers on the trees.
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Improving My Bow Skills
When I began bowhunting, there were a few things that took me by surprise.
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First Time Lucky Sika Hunt
As Feonn and I walked along a flat river bank in open bush, a squeal rang out through the bush and we both stopped.
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The Arms Bill Passes: What It Means for Hunters and Shooters
As of 29 July 2026, the Arms Bill headed into its third and final reading in Parliament.
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Having a Buck Each Way
Ecologist and champion of the recreational hunter, Cam Speedy, has been advocating for many years that managing deer to reduce numbers will result in fatter, more vocal deer that grow better antlers, and hopefully the forest will also benefit.
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Three Chamois in the Sinkhole: A father-and-son mission to the tops
I’d been waiting for a window in the unseasonably rainy weather for most of the summer holidays.
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