Whether you’re hunting deep South or North Island beech forest, these sudden cold snaps and heavy snow throw up hunting opportunities for those hardy enough to leave the fireplace in search of adventure and fresh organic game meat.
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The next month or so leading up to the trip was full of sleepless nights due to excitement and messages between Saxon and I banging on about how excited we were about the trip.
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Straight after work on a Friday, I drove down and met Mitch in Twizel. After throwing a quick dinner together, we set our alarms and headed for bed to get a good night’s sleep.
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After arriving home from our summer camping trip in Golden Bay with friends and family, it wasn’t long before Finn was asking to go hunting.
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So, this was ‘The Burn’. At three-thirty in the afternoon, I'd began trudging up this steep grassy hill, wiping sunscreen-laden sweat from my eyes and wondering if the sleep-in had been worth it.
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A total of eleven sika spikers were fitted with Iridium satellite tracking collars between May and July 2024.
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Many moons ago when a teenager on a cadet bushcraft camp, the instructor told us, “Hunters go into the hills light, because they need to leave space to carry out the animals they shoot.
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Since the 1920s, each decade has brought about cultural shifts within the New Zealand hunting community. Common reasons for change have been altered legislation, commercial interests (venison recovery), recreational interest and bureaucracy.
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Growing up, I was lucky enough to have an uncle who was my outdoors dad. He set the foundations for what I know and love now, and for whatever reason, always took me under his wing and tried to pass on to me his passion for hunting and fishing.
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We were locked in for a South Canterbury alpine mission – packs dialled, boots oiled, maps marked up. It was all go. Then, the night before we hit the road, a mate tossed a curveball.
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