by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 29, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
Planning a day out on the water just got easier with shared-use boating service Skipperi that was officially launched in Auckland on 22 July with the blessing from local Māori iwi. The boat sharing service, which was established in Finland in 2017 and now has 300...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 26, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A season bag for sea-run salmon will be introduced in the 2021/22 fishing season to help save New Zealand’s wild Chinook salmon species. The change to freshwater fishing regulations will replace the daily catch limit. “The wild sea-run salmon fishery has been in...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 14, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) and the Game Animal Council (GAC) are welcoming a $700,000 boost for hunter training and education delivered through the Jobs for Nature Community Conservation Fund. “Hunting is increasing in popularity, and with a lot...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 9, 2021 | Editor's pick, News
A new 100% fish-friendly screw pump will be installed in Aka Aka, near Rangiriri – a first of its kind in New Zealand. The Archimedes screw pump, which is 10 metres in length and 1.6 metres in diameter, was built by FishFlow Innovation in the Netherlands and arrived...
by Ben Hope | Jul 5, 2021 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
A cocooned life of heat pumps, log fires, and electric blankets can often make us forget the dipping temperature during winter. But deer don’t have any of those technological treats. They rough it through hail, sun, rain and shine all year round. Seasons are...
by F&O NEWS DESK | Jul 2, 2021 | Book reviews, Editor's pick
Pick of the month Hunting Life: Moments of TruthPeter RyanBateman Books$39.99Reviewed by Tony Orman Peter Ryan has hunted for more than four continents; among them, Africa and South America and many of his experiences were related in two earlier stylish books Wild...
