NZ Hunter

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NZ Hunter

WORD FROM THE EDITOR

Q&A

An ALPINE VACATION With NZ Hunter • Having negotiated a minefield of head-high tussock and thigh-deep swamp holes just on dusk, I was disheartened to learn we still had two kilometres to go in the dark before reaching the hut

FINDING SUCCESS In A New Spot • "Ever since I started hunting one of the things I’ve enjoyed the most is exploring as many places as possible"

BUSHNELL LIVE ANIMAL Gallery • Bushnell are proud to promote this page aimed at celebrating our game animals.

My First WEST COAST Bull Tahr • After the disappointment of having to cancel last year’s tahr hunt due to extreme snowfall, it was great to be finally underway

My SOUTH ISLAND Adventure • Dad and I were on our way down to the South Island on the hunting trip Mum and Dad promised me for my tenth birthday in December

MY NZ HUNTER RIFLE BUILD • Last issue we focused on the velocity testing, for this issue the focus was on getting it built and getting it to shoot

Day Walk WONDER • It was a superlative winter’s morning, and on a day trip in the Canterbury high country I was up early to climb to the ridgetops, taking my rifle and camera along for whatever I might find to shoot - scenery, or more hopefully, a tahr

TWO IN ONE DAY • Hunting Rusa deer in the central North Island is probably the most challenging thing I have pushed myself to do as a hunter

THE PROCESS OF RELOADING

TAHR RUT STAGES • We have all heard someone say “you’ll learn more from just sitting back and watching”, which is true for just about any hunting, but with tahr it’s especially relevant as their behaviour changes significantly through the different stages of the rut

WEST COAST PIG HUNTING • Roaring stags or a steady bail? I know what I would pick. It might sound crazy to some, but that’s the most exhilarating sound I know

RED STAG ROAMING • Well, here I was, sliding the rangefinder out just to confirm the distance. Twenty six yards bounced back from the shoulder of the big Red stag laying in his bed

Part 2 WHAT CAMERA SHOULD I BUY SMARTPHONES, ACTION CAMERAS AND COMPACT CAMERAS • The second part of the series is about the pocket-sized cameras; Smartphones, Action Cameras and Compact Cameras. What all these have in common is their light weight and ease of accessibility

WILLIE'S TIPS - SMARTPHONES

WILLIE'S TIPS - ACTION CAMERAS

WILLIE'S TIPS - COMPACT CAMERAS

A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF ON HUNTING AND LIFE • Kia ora team. Some of you may have heard the saying “if only I knew then what I know now”

Photo Gallery

AGE THE BUCK • This is the 33nd and final issue in our series of guess the age of the bull.

EVALUATE THE BUCK

The Art of a GOOD SAUSAGE • Now that the roar and duck shooting season is over, many of you will have a freezer full of wild game you will want to honour in the best way possible – by turning them into beautiful cuts of meat for the barbie, slow cooker or smoker

FEBRUARY THE TIME FOR PTARMIGAN IN THE SWEDISH MOUNTAINS • The ridge cuts its way forward several hundred metres before turning left and finally leads to a mountain, or Fjäll as we call them here in Sweden

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR A SUCCESSFUL HIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING WINTER • Proper equipment combined with solid knowledge about both the gear and the surroundings means everything when winter camping.

GRIFFIN CREEK HUT ROCKY CREEK BIV SCOTTYS BIV • This month’s article covers a triad huts in the Taramakau catchment in...