Author Archives: Steve

Alpine hunting on hold!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Steve

Tuesday 9th August ; Making slow in roads on my trailer and car repair- you know what insurance companies are like? [re. the car at least]. With frustration levels high I took a day off and went bush today- So I dressed … Continue reading →

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Black Ice

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Steve

Monday August 1st; I was on my way into the hills for my latest adventure when this happened Anyway it is not pretty, me, car, trailer and boat went for a skate. The car is at the panel beaters and … Continue reading →

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The Battle go’s on

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Steve

7.40 A.M. I had not long ago switched my head torch off and I was now emerging onto the tops after the arduous near vertical haul up the untracked bush in the dark. My sweat soaked body was beginning to chill in … Continue reading →

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Follow up to Be on the tops at daybreak

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Steve

A week later and I am again trudging into the same area as the privious article and I see these guys enroute great highlight for the trip. There is no need to shoot and I manage to get my pack … Continue reading →

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Be on the tops at Daybreak

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Steve

                The sun rising against the western side of the valley; A good time to be on the tops The Led LenserH7 headlamp picked out the track and left the rest in shadows the overspill highlighted the damp foliage … Continue reading →

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The Andrew Briggs Story

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Steve

  There was a fair amount of planning going into the trip and numerous amounts of emails were exchanged over the six months prior to Andrew’s arrival in New Zealand. He expressed a wish to hunt chamois and Tahr in … Continue reading →

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New Country to Recce In time of the Roar

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Steve

The map showed a tarn on the bush edge it also showed that the contours were not overly huddled together.  The map also revealed that there was plenty of area both north and south of the tarn that was viable … Continue reading →

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Highest Wallow in the Land

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Steve

It was late March and I found myself with a little time off between guests at Triple Tui so I thought I would look over some new country in the hope that the roar would have started. The first day … Continue reading →

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The warm pile

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Steve

The sharp report of  the .222 lingers in my ears. It is a hot January evening and I am hunting in the Mangatainoka catchment but based at Te Pukeohikarua hut in the Kaweka ranges. I am employed by the New … Continue reading →

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Chamois in Winter

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Steve

The  alarm on my watch delivered it’s message twice, each time for an eight second duration, a minute divided the tones. It was wasted this particular morning. The candle stub was already flickering, causing dancing shadows that wallpapered the hut. … Continue reading →

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