by Ben Hope | Jul 16, 2020 | Features, Hunting
Wild venison is organic – no chemicals in farm stock drenches or anti-biotics; it is completely free-range. In her book Wild and Wonderful Everyday Venison Recipes for All Seasons, Andy Lyver says venison is “high in iron and low in cholesterol, making it one of the...
by Ben Hope | May 21, 2020 | Features, Fishing
From May onwards and through the following months of winter is a top time to head to fish Lake Taupo and its rivers. From May through to October, trout spawning gears up and runs upstream in the Taupo rivers. This is the big chance to home in on big, well-conditioned...
by Ben Hope | Dec 10, 2019 | Features, Fishing
Snapper are a fish that probably best reflect the often quoted adage that 10% of anglers catch 90% of the fish. If you want to score on snapper, you have to understand them; well, at least try because snapper are very enigmatical, especially so in holiday time such as...
