A Note From The Team – May/June 2026
As the Roar slowly fades into the background, many hunters across the country start turning their attention to the next highlight on the calendar – game bird season.
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Opening Day 2025
It had been a full-on couple of weeks, as per normal for this time of year, chasing roaring reds and then onto the sika.
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Waterfowl Trinity
The alarm goes off at 4am; there’s a real rush to hit the road on time. I almost slept in – not a good start, but we’re on our way.
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Raising a Young Duck Hunter
There’s something special about introducing a young person to duck hunting.
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Pulled Venison with Wild Blackberry BBQ Sauce
As anyone who’s spent some time in the bush would agree, blackberry can be an absolute pain at the best of times.
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An update from COLFO – Standing Together for the Future of Hunting
The Arms Bill consultation opened on December 11, 2025, and it was a defining moment for hunters and shooters across New Zealand.
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Looking Back
As I looked back over the year’s adventures, I could honestly say 2025 had been nothing short of extraordinary.
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The Next Generation Takes the Lead
With my boys now well established in their teens, these days, I’m more and more becoming the one dragging the chain, as the seasoned bones and muscles find it harder to keep pace with the next generation.
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How I Built Mental Skills Through Life and Hunting
Hunting in New Zealand is high on the degree of difficulty scale when considered globally.
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Have You Ever Had to Put Up with a Hut Full of Snorers?
Imagine if there was a native plant that could put you into the deepest of sleeps to emerge in the morning fresh and chirpy for your morning hunt.
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A Privilege and a Responsibility
My two brothers and I were born in Dannevirke. Being raised on dairy farms throughout the Waikato provided a strong work ethic and a deep connection to the land from an early age.
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Hunt of a Lifetime – Not in the Ruahines Now
So, there we were, loading the trailer, cracking yarns, catching up on a few years of life and pointing the ute south toward Osoyoos, heading for a mountain range hard up against the US-Canada border.
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