by Tony Orman | Jul 6, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Animals, and in particular deer, have acute senses. Whether it’s a snap of a twig or an unknown scent in the air, a deer can be startled easily if it spots something that’s out of place in the woods.Deer are smart and wary. Let’s take a look at their eyesight, for...
by Tony Orman | Jun 1, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Talk to people who have been around the mountains and high country for a while, and you’ll occasionally come across a few who may recall a rare phenomenon called the Spectre of the Brocken. I’ve never seen it, but then, I might have just missed and not noticed it. But...
by Tony Orman | Apr 8, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Fishing
Anglers are noted for tales of the “one that got away”, but it happens in hunting too, and one of the best tales I ever heard happened back in the 1930s. It concerned three well-known Murchison deerstalkers, brothers Newton and Alex McConochie and Bert Spiers. Newton...
by Tony Orman | Mar 3, 2022 | Features
Summer and autumn months are the best time to plan tramping trips in New Zealand. And while the weather is not too hot during autumn – making it ideal for long hikes – winter can come in early, so it’s important to plan wisely, with hut bookings for overnight stops en...
by Tony Orman | Feb 10, 2022 | Features, Hunting
A nibbie is an essential item for musterers, particularly in the South Island’s mountain country. Talk to high-country sheep musterers of the old days and high-country farmers today – whether they’re teenagers or in the autumn of their years – the nibbie was and still...
