The Great Unknown – Mountain Journeys in the Southern Alps
Books on transalpine climbing and tramping the wilderness regions of New Zealand don’t come any better than this publication.
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Stag in the Clag
Throughout my years of exploring and venturing into the wilderness, I’ve always had an infatuation with the West Coast.
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Athlon Optics Neos Riflescope 3-9x40mm BDC 22 Model 216003
Athlon Optics are a new player in the worldwide optical market; they’re a US-owned company that has kicked up quite a stir since being established in 2014.
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Spika Vertex Jacket Review
Spika is an Australian outdoors brand that’s starting to push its way into the dense hunting clothing market in New Zealand.
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200 DS Record Book Rusa
In the early morning gloom, the sun peeked its face over the tops of an Eastern North Island range.
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Hoppe’s Air Freshener
The scent that’s carved its way into our sporting psyches through hunting trips, man caves and days on the range for more than 100 years.
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Trout Spinning Technique – Made Easy
‘Where, what, how and why?’ That old chestnut! I’m pretty sure the first time I heard that, I was at school.
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What’s my why? Growing up a hunter.
The morning was crisp and clear as I climbed a small spur behind camp in search of my first sika stag. As I reached the top where I’d ventured the night before ...
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Chasing Whitetails
With very few hunting and fishing books coming on the market these days, I couldn’t wait to get into John DeLury’s Chasing Whitetails, sub-titled The Magic of Hunting Stewart Island.
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Meopta Optika6 2.5-15×44 Riflescope
A true hunting riflescope, the 2.5-15x44 Optika6 features capped windage to avoid unwanted adjustments when moving fast through heavy cover.
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Mentoring an Enduring Legacy
The trout was lying exactly where my brother had hooked (and lost) it the previous month; but instead of lining it up himself, he generously directed me to a casting position downstream.
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Home Detention and a Full Larder
I’m pretty sure every hunter here knows what I mean by home detention; it feels a little like we’ve all been sent to our rooms to think about our actions.
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