Wild Weather Wapiti
Although there are close to 8 billion people on Earth, each person brings to this planet their own unique personality traits, opinions, experiences and set of beliefs.
Read MoreAlthough there are close to 8 billion people on Earth, each person brings to this planet their own unique personality traits, opinions, experiences and set of beliefs.
Read MoreI’ve been asked on a number of occasions, “How do you know where to go hunting in the Roar?” Sometimes, it’s just pure dumb luck ...
Read MoreAn obsessed hunter is one whose mind is always drifting away thinking about past or future hunts, coming up with new places to explore or old haunts to revisit.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreAnnealing 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.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreWe’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.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreAfter shifting to Longburn in 1980, I was content to fish the Manawatu River, which was just a short bike trip from home.
Read MoreThere’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.
Read MoreIf 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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