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“News is history shot on the wing”. ~Gene Fowler, Skyline

Father and Son and sweet success

                      Declan’s mission was to get himself a red deer stag.  He managed this on his first evening taking a 6 pointer that raced in to investigate us.  He capped … Continue reading

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Rule Brittania & 6 stags

                    Dean Lindon from England returned for a Stag hunt during the roar and this time brought his mate Aaron with him.  We hunted hard for eight days and secured 6 … Continue reading

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7 Bull Tahr- Vive La France

                  Eight days hunting and seven Bull Tahr is not a bad trip no matter which way you look at it.  One of the goals for the trip though was to take … Continue reading

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Pack full of Venison

Too many chopper rides, inclement weather and generally too busy are the reasons I have not heaved on the pack and done the over nighter.  However I’ve just returned with a bag full of venison to rectify all that.  Yearling … Continue reading

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Eugene & Claude get a pig on a Goat hunt

Sugi Zhang was back for another hunt and this time bringing his other son Claude over from Brisbane.  They arrived at Wellington airport in crap wx ., and were unable to finish off their journey onto Nelson on Friday night … Continue reading

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Thomas Berg gets a Stag on a Goat hunt

One shot at 327 meters was enough for Thomas to secure his venison and provide the kind of start to the day you dream of.  The last time father and son headed out with me on a goat hunt we … Continue reading

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Goats aplenty

Sugi and Eugene father and son combo decided a day on a goat cull would be the ticket so we hired our heli and did just that.  Sugi a long time hunter but lately only now returning  to the fold … Continue reading

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Chamois hunt kiwi style for American Hunters

            In hotter weather than was normal for the season we all three worked pretty hard for any results.  Eventually though we caught up with our quarry and first Emile missed a shot at 300 … Continue reading

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Stung on the scrote

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, ask me now whether I should have gone hunting or stay behind at home to de-branch some gum trees and I would say  GO HUNTING. Unfortunately I chose the former and this is the painful … Continue reading

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Success for Brent Maxwell

A well taken shot at 162 meters secures the second of Brent’s venison haul for the trip.  He was using a Tikka 7/08 with Weaver scope and Gunworks suppressor. He did have his magazine drop out on him though whilst … Continue reading

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