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Tahr Ballot - Zora Canyon

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Zora creek has its headwaters sandwiched between the heads of the Mahitahi and the Jacobs, and flows South draining into the mighty Landsborough just above Hinds Flat. Quite simply its awe inspiring terrain in all directions, with some enormous rock slabs forming much of the upper true left, and the...

SUMMER CHAMOIS HUNTING

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With good planning and the lightweight gear available these days you can really cover a lot of ground, even on just an overnighter. But, even with all that fancy gear and an honest attempt at good planning, you can find yourself having bitten off more than you can chew and...

SOUTH WESTLAND BY JETBOAT

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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.

TAHR RUT STAGES

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

The Art of the Fly-in

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If time is your biggest limitation, then a few quality days of hunting hard is achievable and actually cost effective if you can fill the seats in the helicopter. So increasing your hunting time as opposed to your hike-in time can really make a lot of sense, here's our tricks and tips to - The Art of the Fly In

Packrafting and Hunting

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Hunting those less travelled places with Koaro Packrafts

Waitangi Stag

Posted by Tim Butcher on

Every now and then you get lucky with the weather. Coming up to Waitangi weekend 2020, almost unbelievably, the forecast for the coast looked ok! This hunt is almost a tradition for me now and over the years I have been reasonably successful. Even when the hunting doesn’t quite go...

New Country In Summer

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Summer in the Southern Alps is a time of long days, generally stable weather and a much higher snowline, which means it’s an ideal time to actually explore some of those places you’ve been eyeing on the map all winter and spring.

7 Day Westland Back Pack Trip - Up the Waitaha & Down the Whitcombe

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Shaun Monk makes the most of 7 fine Autumn days hunting in Westland, dragging the pack and rifle through heaven and hell.