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NZ Hunter Magazine

WORD FROM THE EDITOR

Q&A

THE MIDNIGHT BULL • Stepping out of the chopper and grabbing my pack and rifle, I am ready for another true hunting adventure in a paradise called Fiordland

SOLO WANDERING • SURROUNDED BY BARE AND ROCKY PEAKS, WITH MANUKA AND BEECH CLAD GULLIES BELOW, I SAW FIVE DEER ON EITHER SIDE OF MY POSITION AS SOON AS I PICKED UP THE BINOCULARS. ALL WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF THE CHOPPER LANDING, SURELY THAT BODED WELL!

REDEMPTION Alpine Double • The heat of summer had definitely hit, and while most normal people were finishing their Christmas cake and thinking about heading to the lakes to celebrate New Year with a few beers, Monty and I were flat out planning missions into the West Coast tops looking for big bull tahr and chamois

WEST COAST SUMMER CHAMOIS • With the Christmas and New Year festivities wrapped up for another year, the waistline was looking a little worse for wear after an excess of good food and cold beverages

Bushnell® Live Animal Gallery

A NEW APPROACH FOR GAME MANAGEMENT

STEWART ISLAND CHERRY POPPER • Preparation is the key to all good hunting trips so while Dan, Amon and I were up on the Kaimanawa tops hunting Sika on a pretty average 2019 roar trip, I said to myself ‘Back to the drawing board – where to next year?’

KELLYS HUT

WOMEN IN HUNTING • One midwinter's night sharing a backcountry hut with three blokes, I became acutely aware that my exposure to hunting has a distinctly masculine flavour

My Dad is a Hunter • Dad has dedicated himself to participating in the ancient world of meat and bone, hunter and prey, and by spending time with him in the bush, I have been introduced to this world of passion and possibility

MY NZ HUNTER RIFLE BUILD PART ONE: CALIBRE SELECTION • Over the subsequent issues I (with a lot of input from Greg!) will be covering the entire process of a custom rifle build

THE ANATOMY OF A RIFLE CARTIRDGE • A rifle cartridge is made up of four components: the primer, case, gunpowder and bullet (projectile).

SOUTH WESTLAND With Rod and Rifle • The weather had not been kind on the West Coast during the late spring period, dealing out a constant deluge that flooded rivers and blew out slips over roads

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT • More than once I have heard the words “Not sure how you’ll get on in there, it’s pretty open country for a bow.”

SOUTH WESTLAND BY JETBOAT THEN AND NOW • South Westland has a long history of deer hunting accessed by jet boat, and these days it’s still somewhat of a Mecca for jet boaters and hunters alike

Hunting Overnight • Last issue we talked about day hunting, and this time I want to go a step further and talk about overnight trips

THE HUNTERS GUIDE To Growing Old Disgracefully • This isn’t a ‘Monster Stag from The Clarence River’ type of story

Hunting In Africa • The killing of beautiful endangered species by rich white folk

TOP TUKE HUT • Top Tuke Hut is a DOC maintained hut that can be found in the head of the Tuke valley in central Westland

IS IT SAFE TO EAT? PART VIII TUBERCULOSIS • This article may differ a bit from some of my others and will be shorter on words

GARMIN ALPHA 200i THE NEW DOG TRACKING UNIT • The Alpha 200i is a superb upgrade to the existing Alpha100 platform, and the Alpha 100 was pretty darned good to start with!

RIDGELINE MICRO LITE TOP • As a hunter with a some pronounced Scottish hereditary traits – i.e pale enough to burn on a good moon – a functional, lightweight, long sleeved summer shirt is a must...