The Trip that Almost Wasn’t
This year, 2022, has been a mixed bag on the weather front. Just ask the scores of hunters who’ve had trips ruined during the tahr rut this year.
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Annealing Made Perfect
Annealing is often considered a bit of a dark art – not so much a science but some form of witchery that only a select few know about.
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Worth the Wait
I reckon mid-summer is a challenging time to hunt the high country – the days are long and hot, water can be hard to find, and the animals hold tight for long periods.
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A Trip of Firsts
I’ve been claiming to be a newbie hunter for a little while now – approx. six years – and I’ve yet to chase our most abundant deer species … the mighty red.
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Hunting Legends – Recalling the Times of the Earliest Otago Guides – Donald McLennan and Jim Buckley – Part One
We’re going to look way back at a couple of pioneering individuals who, although they were themselves Otago deerstalkers, should be better remembered for helping fulfil others’ dreams of bagging a trophy red deer.
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Ask Yourself: Am I Prepared?
New Zealand is a magnificent and majestic country shaped by the elements. Wild weather erodes the mountains, washing into rivers which carve through the land on their way to shape the coastlines.
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Tongariro – Then and Now
After shifting to Longburn in 1980, I was content to fish the Manawatu River, which was just a short bike trip from home.
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Spring and Summer Still-Water Tactics for Smelting Trout
There’s one area of fly fishing that gets vastly overlooked by anglers in favour of the usual nymphing, dry-fly fishing or fishing from a boat, and that’s a shore-based, sight-fishing style approach on any given lake that holds populations of smelt.
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MTN Stick 4.0 Review
If you were to ask a hunter what their number one goal is, no doubt it would be to make it home safe every time. Reaching your vehicle in one piece relies on a variety of factors including the weather, experience, local knowledge, skill, fitness levels, nutrition, and quality of footwear and equipment.
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Helinox Chair Zero High-Back Review
Surely there’s nothing wrong with a bit of comfort when out in nature whilst pursuing our chosen pastimes … right?
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Huntech TOPO Camo Kakariki Forest Men’s Bush Coat G2 and Roar Pants
With competition between hunting-based garment brands being at an all-time high, the pursuit of functionality and consumer confidence is at the forefront of all businesses’ minds. Basic economics are about supply and demand. Hence, if you present a respectable product that people want to purchase, you’ll be in business.
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Our picks from the Sika Show
By all metrics, the 2022 Sika Show was a success with record footfall and great feedback coming from the public as well as the businesses and organisations that were represented.
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