Opening Day 2025
It had been a full-on couple of weeks, as per normal for this time of year, chasing roaring reds and then onto the sika.
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Waterfowl Trinity
The alarm goes off at 4am; there’s a real rush to hit the road on time. I almost slept in – not a good start, but we’re on our way.
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Raising a Young Duck Hunter
There’s something special about introducing a young person to duck hunting.
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Passing the Torch
Growing up, I was lucky enough to have an uncle who was my outdoors dad. He set the foundations for what I know and love now, and for whatever reason, always took me under his wing and tried to pass on to me his passion for hunting and fishing.
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Late Season, Best Season?
Every year when Opening rolls around and the duck season starts again, everything kicks off with a hiss and roar. The excitement has been building for months, and then it’s finally here; the preparation, the gear and the stories have all been adding to the anticipation of what could be.
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From One End to the Other, Probably Right Through
You think to yourself, “This season, I’m gonna hunt, from one end to the other, probably right through.”
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Pheasant Season 2024
The North Canterbury pheasant season used to happen on one weekend per year. For the last few years, because pheasant numbers appear to be on the increase, it’s been over three weekends per year – the first weekends of June, July and August.
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Pheasant Fixation
Upland game bird hunting has always been my greatest hunting passion. As a young lad, I loved it when my dad and his friends returned from a day of quail and chukar hunting in Central Otago.
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Playing the Field
I’d waited all week for this day. As usual, winter had produced another clear, crisp Southland afternoon.
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Let the Birds Teach You!
In this article, I’ll go over how I choose to approach a hunt in different conditions.
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Concealment, Comfort or Both?
For years, whenever I thought of paddock hunting, the only thing that came to mind was the layout blind – arguably the pinnacle of paddock concealment.
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A Tradition Like No Other
With the Roar now behind us, many hunters will be turning their eye to the sky as the other major highlight on the hunting calendar approaches ...
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