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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“How” is More Important than “Where”
“Guys, I’m heading into … I’m not after anyone’s Spot X, but is there anything around?”
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Legends – Gary Joll’s Trophy Dream – Part Three
In 1968, five hunters flew by floatplane into Fiordland, touching down on pretty Lake Te Au with the intention of climbing towards the Irene River Valley ...
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It’s Raining Goats and Pigs
As the kids screamed, “Snap!” and the dozen paddlers chatted loudly, Carl poked his head into the hut. “You might want to grab your rifle ...
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Bush, Bulls & Steep Hills
I’ve had a core of good mates to get into the hills with and experience all that hunting has to offer – and, of course, the yarns that go hand in hand with that.
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The Pig That Got Away By Jonah Whitley
I slipped on my bulky gumboots and my toasty sweatshirt. My brother Zeke, my cousins Keira and Rylan, my Uncle James and I were going out for a hunt.
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A Great Day Out with the Boys by Millie Galloway, 12 years
The Queen's Birthday weekend was forecast to be miserable weather. Dad suggested that if it wasn’t raining, we might go pheasant shooting on Saturday ...
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Good things come to those who wait
Like most Kiwi hunters, we’d made huge plans for the 2020 Roar; this involved poring over many topographical maps, discussing dates, ...
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Encounters with a Bull, a Buck and a Spaniard
It was late in the summer, stags were stripped, and I’d been too busy to get out for a look-see when out of the blue, I got a call from Mike McClunie ...
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