NZ Hunter

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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR • What a spring this has been with endless wet weather on the East Coast of the North Island especially, and long fine spells on the West Coast.

Q&A

WILD NATIVES WAPITI • After years of trying our luck finally came in and we had our first Wapiti ballot. It was our turn to experience one of New Zealand's most remote areas in the peak of the roar, home to our only Wapiti herd

Andrew

HUNTING THE THREE PASSES • This was one of those trips for me and, as the hunt drew closer, I started to question if it was all going to come together.

FOLLOW YOUR NOSE • The roar of 2022 started out like most of the others. After a long summer of chasing stags on the tops, the end of March was upon us and I was in a flurry, working through the logistics of the annual roar trip

A CURIOUS TROPHY CHAMOIS FOR CHRISTMAS • I feel rather tinny - like I should be starting this story with a yarn on how many long hard years I've spent on barefoot snow missions (always uphill of course) in active pursuit of a trophy chamois

North Canterbury Tops PUBLIC LAND QUADFECTA • At the start of every new year, I return to work from a long-awaited Christmas holiday and quickly turn my attention to summer tops hunting

PART FOUR BUSH PIGLET • With the preliminaries out of the way it was time to get to the fun stage of the build - the one where we start cutting things up!

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT • When bowhunting, what makes the final connection between you and the critter you are after?

The Sako 100 • In October I was fortunate enough to be one of 12 journalists from around the world to be invited to the Sako factory in Finland for the global release of their brand new flagship rifle, the Sako 100

Pocket Maps APP FOR HUNTERS • Being able to access portable maps in the field that show whether you're entering public or private land is crucial for safety and peace of mind

WHY SHOOT IT IF YOU WON'T USE IT? • “Many go fishing all their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after”

INTO THE MAZE • Coming into spring this year we had a heck of a tally under our belts

WAPITI MAHI CONSERVATION • While deploying another 50 stoat boxes in the Nitz valley recently I was asked a question from one of the helpers who was in Fiordland for the first time

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DECHEN FLAT & OPPOSITE PERCY • Rich in deerstalking history, and in more recent years tahr, the Landsborough is a massive valley flowing parallel to the main divide for more than 60km

NEWTON RANGE BIV • Newton Biv is located on the range of the same name that divides the Styx and Arahura catchments in Central Westland

TRAVELLING WITH DOGS • Hunting and dogs go together like the proverbial, and it seems that more people hunt with a dog in various disciplines now than ever before, which I think is great

BEFORE TRAVEL

GAME ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND WHITETAIL

GETTING THE SHEEP BUG Northern BC Stone Sheep • The pilot turned over the engine and the Beaver on floats sputtered into life. The plane broke free from the lakeshore, idling out to the middle of the lake

STEINER PREDATOR 8 2-16×42mm RIFLESCOPE • Steiner optics and their binoculars in particular have a very good reputation around the world especially with the Military

SPARTAN ASCENT 2 TRIPOD AND DAVROS BALL HEAD SYSTEMS • Most of you will have seen the awesome Spartan/Javelin bipods we've been using on the TV Show for a few years now

Photo Gallery • The winning photo receives a...