Summer Waterfowl 2022
If you’re lucky enough to live in Central Canterbury, North Canterbury or can drive into one of these regions, an early Christmas teaser is knocking on your door.
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Ridgeline Trail Camera
Packed full of high performing features such as a fast trigger time, a large night vision range and big screen all housed in a compact and discreet shell.
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Editor’s Letter – January/February 2022
Phil Caira and I attended the COLFO anniversary held at the NZDA House in Wellington recently; it was a great opportunity to meet some of the personalities ...
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Winter Whataroa Bull Tahr
It was late June, a week out from our trip. Weather charts were predicting a high-pressure system to move eastward over New Zealand right when we needed it.
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An Interview with the Wild Twins – Tales of Strength and Survival
The Wild Twins are two young Kiwi women who’ve blazed their own trail, whether it’s hunting in New Zealand’s own great outdoors, climbing mountains, ...
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Fiordland Wapiti Adventure – Whitewater 2021
It started with the opening of an email announcing our party had successfully drawn the Whitewater Wapiti Block during third period.
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Nose to Tail Whole Animal Butchery – Part 2
When thinking of a whole cut, my mind instantly jumps to station life; I can see the fat melting down around a lamb leg roast ...
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The Tall Target Test – Is your scope up to it?
The tall target test is one of the easier and most useful processes you can do to set yourself up for long-range success.
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A Knife-Making Experience
Everyone loves a good knife, don’t they? The first thing we analyse is the sharpness of the blade, gently and carefully brushing our thumb sideways across the edge.
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The On-Off-On-Again Chamois Hunt
March 2020 had rolled around. Matthew, Daniel, Ant and I were in the final days leading up to a long-awaited trip; various locations and target species were finally decided upon after many discussions.
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Arawhata Magic and Walter Somerville – Part One
In 1962, as a 16-year-old, I was living at Makarora with Dave Osmers, helping him build the chalets and shooting deer for venison ...
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Lesson Learnt
I woke at 6am to a text message alert from Dave (NZRod&Rifle editor) which read, “We good to go mate?” That was a good question … I didn’t have an answer.
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