The momentum of positive change is still moving in our direction with steps being taken to nominate the sika herd as a Herd of Special Interest (HOSI) – the driving force being a partnership between the Minister for Hunting and Fishing and the Sika Foundation, which is proving successful.
Read MoreChaz has written for NZRod&Rifle over the years, submitted articles and offered advice and information with his notable level head and sharp intelligence.
Read MoreThe Government has committed to improving New Zealand’s firearms rules to provide greater protection of public safety and make the rules easier to understand.
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When I first started hunting about 2005, the thought of what we now know as a ‘bushpig’ being a rifle that can do many things would’ve been, to put it mildly, almost unheard of.
Read MoreAs the dust settles on yet another Sika Show, its success made me think about how far we’ve come over the last ten years.
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As we reach the year’s end, the team of dedicated Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) volunteers reflects on a long year of advocacy.
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People hunt for different reasons. For some people, it’s purely to put meat on the table; others want a big rack of antlers on the wall and will spend countless days in the wild searching for ‘the one’.
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Research into lead fragments from bullets in game meat has encouraged us to explore using copper bullets for meat hunting.
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Precisely 100 years ago in 1924, the British Empire Exhibition, a trade show, was held at Wembley in England. It included a display of some of New Zealand’s finest deer-stalking trophies, and they attracted worldwide attention.
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The farm workshop was filled with all sorts of junk, and behind a shelf, I found a World War II bayonet. As a 9-year-old, I’d never seen anything like it before.
Read MoreFor this issue, I had the pleasure of reviewing the new Ruger American GEN II in the short-barrelled, ‘ranch gun’ styled 5.56 calibre.
Read MoreI have a circle of hunters and friends who I like to bounce ideas off, so it was great to get strong positive feedback from our last issue.
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