The Deer Cullers’ Mailbox
The old board-and-batten mailbox stood beside the Lewis Pass Highway for over 50 years helping to provide government-employed shooters ... a link with family and the wider world.
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Through the Telescope with Guide Donald Bell – Part One
During the 1920s, which are now considered to be the ‘Golden Years’ of New Zealand’s deer stalking history, there were some enterprising individuals ...
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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Management on Wild Horse Island, Montana, USA
I’ve been hunting all my life; I was raised on Wainui Station – an 18,900-acre sheep and cattle station on the volcanic plateau in the Central North Island ...
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Firearms Safety Rule # 4: Identify Your Target Beyond All Doubt
Positive target identification isn’t just for hunters out in the hills. I’ve done it at a field shoot – misidentified my target.
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Lure of the Velvet
Jack had just finished his month-long crutching run down south, which had kept him occupied most weekends, and was eager to head out into the backblocks ...
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Paying it Forward
For the past 18 years, I’ve been lucky enough to be able to be guided in the bush by my grandfather, Ray.
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Second Shot Redemption
A while back, I went for a day hunt – targeting a meat animal – to a little area I know where I’ve always seen a number of deer ...
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Alpine Stags & Lowly Scumbags
It’d been a good Roar for me already – I’d shot a decent 11-pointer when hunting with my wife Amanda a few weeks earlier while on our honeymoon.
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The Challenge of Hunting with Kids!
I was woken by the rapid pitter-patter of small feet and excited chatter in the corridor outside my bedroom.
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Learning on the Job
At the start of November, I was called in to the boss’s office at 6.45am … on a Monday, which is never a good sign when I start work at 7am.
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Pushing the Reset Button
Drizzle is the dressing on a deer’s salad, so I’ve heard, and it was forecast for showers this afternoon.
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Pure Bliss with Pure Salt
While sitting around the BBQ with a few mates midsummer 2018, the idea arose of a boy’s trip to Fiordland.
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