Of Seasons Past
A cold gust of wind blows upriver, the sky is full of dark grey looming clouds, and you can see steam billowing from the truck exhaust in the red glow of the taillights.
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Spawning Runs and Tactics
As we head into the winter spawning runs, I generally go and visit a few places early in the season – once temps cool down significantly and especially after a good solid downpour of rain.
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Black Plum & Tomato Mallard Casserole
Who doesn’t like their slow cooker? A seriously brilliant invention for creating classic, warm-the-cockles-of-your-heart casseroles that you can set and forget.
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Fishing as a Catalyst for Father-Son Fellowship
Soon after starting T-Coll and varsity, I discovered Lake Daniells, a rainbow lake tucked away in the Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve. Wanting to return but lacking transport, I fired a shot in the dark, asking Dad if he would go with me.
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Ridgeline Microtech Puffa Jacket
I’ll be looking at Ridgeline’s new Microtech Puffa Jacket, which utilises synthetic fibres and a simple design offering both functionality and good bang for your buck.
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Marlin 1895 SBL in .45-70 – A Ruger-made lever action with quality construction and serious game-stopping performance
Marlin will be a name well known to most hunter and shooters – easily recognised and most famous for their lever-action rifles with tubular magazines.
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GPO Rangeguide 2800 10×32 Binoculars – A compact, powerful rangefinding binocular with serious features for today’s mountain hunter
Following the success of their flagship 10x50 rangefinder line, German Precision Optics (GPO) have launched one of the best value compact rangefinding binoculars to hit the NZ market.
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Tracking and Finding Deer in New Zealand
Long established deerstalker Roger Lentle is the co-author of four previous titles on hunting in New Zealand. We review his latest book Tracking and Finding Deer in New Zealand.
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Burris Signature HD LRF 10×42 Binocular
This compact optic combines laser range-finding capability with high-performance HD lenses, letting you quickly determine a precise distance to your target with the push of a button.
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Pard TS31 Thermal Scope
The new TS31 LRF has a traditional day scope exterior, but it is a thermal scope with cutting-edge technology. Stay one step ahead of the competition by being the first to use a new 800 x 800 Circular LTPS display.
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Cuddeback CuddeLink Linked Trail Cameras
Not Wi-Fi, not cellular, CuddeLink is a private wireless network where up to 23 cameras send their images to a central home device.
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ZEISS DTC 3/38 Clip-On Digital Thermal Imaging
From handheld to clip-on with an easy-to-use two-piece adapter, the DTC-3/38 offers compatible optics a large and high-contrast 1024 × 768 HD AMOLED display.
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