Hunting in the Lugar Burn Block
It all started when an old uni mate Ben Sharp (Sharpie), who now lives in New Plymouth, reached out one day and asked if I wanted to enter the wapiti ballot ...
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Hunting Pitt’s Wild Black Sheep
Finally, after 18 months from initial correspondence with Brent on Pitt Island, our group was on our way to explore the Chathams and Pitt Island.
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Making the Most of Your Trophy Photos
Social media platforms provide great mechanisms for sharing stories and photographs of your success on the hill; but in recent years ...
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A Different Kind of Trophy
I am, compared to a lot of hunters, relatively new to this sport. I never went hunting with my father even though, back in the late 50s, he was a culler for the government...
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The Boy and Two Old Boys
I’ve loved hunting all my life, and as the years tick by, I’m now more intent on keeping fit and staying out there doing it!
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Bow Hunting – Get the Point?
Here’s how bow hunting can complement gun hunting to get the most of your hunting year and some helpful information to help you get started in bow hunting.
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Exploring New Ground
Exploring new hunting areas is something I enjoy immensely; it’s one of the most rewarding things for me about hunting.
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Old Dog, New Tricks
“Hari rā Pāpā. Happy Father’s Day, Pāpā Bear … I didn’t send you anything this year.”
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A Cautionary Tale
I climbed onto the back of the quad bike and thought about how life’s challenges and decisions made can lead to a change of circumstances ...
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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.
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Setting Up Your Ballistic Solver
Setting up your ballistic solver correctly is an important step if you want to make first-round hits at distance.
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Monday Madness
My first work trip of 2021 was looming – a 10-day stint in the backblocks of Queenstown controlling wilding pines.
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