by Tony Orman | Mar 5, 2023 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Let me tell you about a good friend – the late Bill Axbey, who grew up as a youngster learning to hunt, went deer culling, and continued to recreationally hunt in his working career as a conservator for the Fiordland National Park. Bill came near to being shot by...
by Ben Hope | Nov 29, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Venison is one of the healthiest, low-fat, organic meats available. Obviously, the best animal for prime venison is a yearling, with the next two or three months ideal to get one for the deep freeze. The hinds, when they give birth to a fawn in late November to early...
by Tony Orman | Oct 6, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
Any chauvinistic male hunters better hunker down. Women are taking up hunting and entering the once macho-male world of hunting in increasing numbers. The latest of issue of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association’s magazine New Zealand Hunting and Wildlife features...
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 Ben Hope | May 25, 2022 | Editor's pick, Features, Hunting
A good dog, reasonable weather, and a successful day are three factors that go to make for a good duck or pheasant shoot. Dogs are just top company whether fishing or hunting but particularly for duck shooting. Dogs are positive, never grumble, and enjoy any outing. A...
