NZ Hunter

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NZ Hunter

AWORD FROM THE EDITOR • This season's weather has continued in the same unpredictable vein, with ridiculous extremes of both temperature and rainfall

PURE SILENCE • Trying to film a hunt is difficult enough, let alone getting a mature animal on the deck to round everything off

Good Sorts • After the Great War, Wilson - now Major Wilson - continued to give Muir guiding work, and the 1920 season saw Wilson take an astonishing 17 pointer, again in the Hunter Valley

STEWART ISLAND SERIES NORTH BIG GLORY • STEWART ISLAND IS PACKED FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR A HUNTERGATHERER. IF IT'S NOT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST, IT SHOULD BE

THE BIGGEST BADDEST 30 CAL Part 2 - TESTING CONTINUES • If you haven't read part 1 of this series I suggest you go back and do that before reading part 2

DEER SHOT PLACEMENT FOR RIFLE AND BOW • As a follow-up from the smaller calibre article in the last issue, we'll now look in to projectile placement

MONTANA BEAR COUNTRY PART 2 • The next day Matt's plans changed and he had to work, so he suggested we go it alone

THE TAG

Fallow from a different angle • A landowner's complaint about parties struggling to find deer after my bowhunting trips marked a pivotal hunting moment

Rakiura Whitetail Trust Dial 111 for Emergency • Southland offers two renowned hunting experiences, often considered bucket list adventures.

Alice Sanders Mt Campbell Hunting Club • We're kicking off 2026 with a chat with the unstoppable Alice Sanders - lawyer, farmer, hunting guide, and all-around inspiring force

SPARTAN PRECISION EQUIPMENT RIFLE BUILDS • For many years, I stood firmly in the camp of factory rifles

THE WILD EDGE #1 STAY COOL: 3 WAYS TO BRING YOUR HEART RATE DOWN - FAST • I STUMBLED INTO MULTISPORT IN MY TWENTIES. RUNNING AROUND THE BLOCK TURNED INTO TRAIL RUNNING, THEN MOUNTAIN BIKING, TRIATHLONS, ULTRAMARATHONS, COAST TO COAST LONGEST DAY, AND LOTS OF ADVENTURES IN BETWEEN

Making Good Management Decisions • Game animal management is carrying out actions that result in healthy animals, quality hunting experiences and healthy and resilient environments

Our backcountry trails and huts are national Taonga. And so are the legends making things happen out there! • The last edition highlighted a new hut replacement in the South island and focussed on hunters across several generations who volunteer to build the legacy that are our backcountry huts and tracks.

GAME ANIMAL COUNCIL NEWS

BOO BOO HUT • Boo Boo Hut is located at an altitude of 615m on the true left faces of the Kokatahi Valley

WEATHERBY MARK V BACKCOUNTRY TI CHAMBERED IN 6.5RPM SETTING A NEW STANDARD IN LIGHTWEIGHT PERFORMANCE • Roy Weatherby - back when I was a boy and for many years afterwards that name was synonymous with high velocity, high performance, racy looking big game hunting rifles and distinctive double radius shoulder cartridges

MSR TENTS HUBBA HUBBA LT & HD • Since MSR's original Hubba Hubba tent burst onto the outdoor scene back in 2004 with a number of ground-breaking design features, it has largely been accepted as the industry benchmark for a lightweight yet highly liveable backpacking tent

SURRON LIGHT BEE X ELECTRIC DIRT BIKE • We've all seen the surge in battery-electric products. From powertools to cars, electricity is on the rise

ONE PLANET RUMOUR WATERPROOF SLEEPING BAG • One Planet is a name I'm sure many of our backcountry hunters are familiar with

From Fetch to Far Part 2: Praise and Advancing with Drills for Handling...