Editor’s Letter – November/December 2022
In our Learn to Hunt courses for veterans and their families that we’ve been running for the last four years, our focus and central themes have always been on the personal benefits of hunting.
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One Last Ridge
The majority of my early hunting life was all about taking meat home for the freezer and hunting places close to home.
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Hunting on a Budget – Part One
With most households having to tighten their spending and with meat prices being sky high, there’s never been a better time to have the skill of being able to hunt your own game meat.
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Where Mountains Beckon
When my hubby, Baz, and I first landed on New Zealand soil – our first overseas trip after the pandemic – I took a long moment to take in my surroundings.
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A Dream Made Reality
I grew up stalking red deer with Dad from the age of four, but it wasn’t until I was seventeen that I chased sika for the first time; it was during a summer trip into the Kaimanawa Forest Park with my good friend Bruce.
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Summer Dreaming
Winter and spring of 2021 were busy on both the work and home front so my hunting took a back seat.
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Morning Chorus
It was soon to be the much-anticipated sika Roar season, and I was planning my first-ever solo hunt for sika.
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Ageing Sika on the Hoof
Sika would arguably be one of the most popular deer we have available to hunt in NZ, and for many hunters, it can take a lifetime of hunting to secure a trophy sika stag.
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Reloading for Accuracy – Part 4 – The little stuff that adds up
In this issue, I’ll focus on the little things that, when added to your process, will help you get smaller groups.
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Making Mates ’n’ Chasing Steaks
I’m writing this story for those dreamers out there – those people sitting at home on the couch who hear the hills calling but are unsure where to start.
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Practice for Practice’s Sake
Talk to anyone who’s attained a skill in life – whether that’s physical or mental or even sports-related – where they have superior technique...
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Hunting Legends – One Last Look at a Rakaia Legend Guide and Stalker William Burrows – Part Two
During 1918, Bill Burrows’ excellent observational skills and his ability to read a head pleased his boss, George Gerard, no end.
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