Maximising Your Meat Usage
Most hunters will understand that it’s hard to put into words that feeling you get when you shoot your first deer.
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Homemade Sausage Recipe
There are a multitude of recipes out there for sausages. If you’re attempting to make them for the first time, I’d suggest you buy a flavour mix. These mixes have everything you need in them already – you only need to add meat, fat, water and cases.
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The Drift
The Whanganui River is one of New Zealand’s famous ‘Great Walks’, and the section from Whakahoro to Pipiriki is a popular tourist trail during the hot summer months.
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“It Was All Different in Those Days …” Part Two – The Modern Era
Because hunters relied on fire, they got pretty good at kindling wet wood and using fire starters like bits of rubber or a candle stub.
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In the Footsteps of a Giant – Bagging My First Red Stag in the Breathtaking High Country
In the rugged High Country of Aotearoa, where the hills roll and the spirits soar, I bloody nailed it, mate! Bagged my first red stag! And this is my story …
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Rustic Sage & Tomato Hare with Fresh Pappardelle Pasta
Rustic Sage & Tomato Hare with Fresh Pappardelle Pasta
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Hunting Legends – A Hunter’s Life – Don Pigott and the Wilderness – Part Two
Upon arrival at the hut and glad to dump their packs, it wasn’t long before a quick scout around was underway.
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A Fishing Odyssey – Part One – Southern Love
Sunrise of January 17, 2023 found me standing on the bank of a gin-clear river in Southland New Zealand.
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The Huts of Lake Daniells – Part One – From Ships to Boats
We’ll examine the huts that followed – through terror and tragedy – until we arrive at the hut that presides over this beautiful lake today.
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Editor’s Letter – September/October 2023
Recently, I attended a Hunting and Fishing Influencers Forum led by the Game Animal Council and Fish and Game.
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Roar Emotion
My hunting focus was simple enough – to bag my best stag on public land. I didn’t have a number of points, length, spread or Douglas Score in mind.
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The Beauty of the Beasts
When I think of hunting in England, I think of sharpshooters bearing shotguns taking aim at pheasants; or hunting on horseback, hot on the tails of hounds in pursuit of foxes...
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