The Head of the George
As we lay there in the soggy darkness the sodden ground was shaking like a Baghdad belly dancer, yet there was the frightening possibility that this was NOT an earthquake!
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The Roar of ’88
To the deerstalker, the first signs of Autumn, when the mornings get colder, the leaves change colour, the days get shorter, the first frosts of the year jolt early risers back to reality – all these signs mean only one thing.
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Covid-19 Links and Information
We've developed this page to bring together lots of information about how to hunting, fishing and other outdoor pursuits during this challenging time.
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Rod&Rifle Top Hunting Tips – Episode Two | Hunting Safety: Identify your target beyond all doubt.
We're stoked to bring you a new video series where Dave Benfell discusses commonly asked questions and hunting tips.
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DIY Dehydrated Food
I was telling a young gun how hard we had it ‘back in the day’. To get dehydrated food (dehy) and tubes of honey, you couldn’t just drive to Macpac.
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Thar for the Taking
It was 5am and bitterly cold outside and I purposely kept silent and still, hoping that Phil would stay put in his sleeping bag, but no ...
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Rod&Rifle Top Hunting Tips – Episode One | What calibre is best for a beginner deer hunter to use?
We're stoked to bring you a new video series where Dave Benfell discusses commonly asked questions and hunting tips.
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Lucky Sika
Having sorted out our party for the roar of 86 into the Kaiweka, then receiving news that one of our party would have to pull out due to a death in his family, just about made my brother and I cancel our trip.
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A Hunt in the Glaisnock
When my cell phone went off with a text message at work one day I just thought it would be another joke from my mate but how wrong was I.
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Wapiti from the Whitewater
... we were embarking on a five week hunting trip in the South Island which would be highlighted by a three week stint hunting the majestic Wapiti.
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A Nymph Fishing Philosophy
Trout fishing and the fanatics who indulge in it have one failing in that they tend to make the task doubly difficult by creating an air of mystique about the ways and means to catch a trout.
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Ruahine Roar
Stalking roaring stags. Steve Lowrie, Basil Dynan and myself had walked into the NZFA hut by torchlight on a Friday night.
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