NZDA Annual Women’s Hunt
It started off as a grand idea. After watching the social media interest grow around women hunters and my own growing passion for the sport...
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Longevity in Hunting – Part One
Every hunter who’s immensely passionate and dedicated to the exploration of our beautiful backcountry wants to be continually connected with nature ...
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Firearms Safety Rule # 5: Check Your Firing Zone
Ask most people about rule number five and they'll give you the standard line about not shooting a skylined animal.
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Old Haunts
Starting out on your hunting career can be a daunting task; finding places to hunt and where the animals are going to be, especially on public land ...
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Getting Your Roar on – A Beginner’s Guide to Roaring in Your First Stag
About a year ago, a friend’s lifestyle block Highland cow (Gloria) misbehaved, and I got the opportunity to make an authentic cow horn roaring tube.
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Winter Stag Mission
It was July 20, 2020, and I was sitting in my ground blind; next to me were Clay, Chris, Grant, Joey and Mike – also lined up in their blinds.
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Through the Telescope with Guide Donald Bell – Part Two
The pinnacle of Bell’s career as a guide had to be the season of 1925 – many will know it as ‘Lord Belper’s year’, for it’s widely recorded as such.
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Hankering for a Holland & Holland
Some folk upgrade their deer rifle on a near annual basis – seeking the latest in cosmetic fluting or the next generation calibre.
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Hunting with Mr Baxter
I hated English at School and this poem by James K Baxter formed part of my School Certificate English exam.
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Emergency Communication – Demistifying PLBs
So, you want to have some extra safety while you’re out in the bush or mountaintops far away from cell phone reception...
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The Lowdown on Shoulder Caping
With the lockdown over the 2020 Roar season, this fall has been eagerly awaited. Hopefully, the dedication, hard work, time and effort will come to fruition ...
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Hunters’ Guide to Speaking Bird
Most bush stalkers find the flashing tail of the flitting fantail fascinating – just as the investigation of your shoelace tip by a large-eyed robin ...
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