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

Lou Kennedy- First time Tahr hunt

  Young bull taken on a very cold early morning in the Mount cook area.  Range was 288 meters at an altitude of 1600.  A very enjoyable trip though marred by some cowboy chopper antics which is a fitting story … Continue reading →

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Trophy Chamois for Dean Lindon

Deans second Chamois of the trip and it is a 9″ buck.   The animal was taken at 275 meters using a 7/08.  Don’t let the weather in the photo fool you.   Minutes before this was taken it was pea soup … Continue reading →

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Gerard gets 2 firsts

  Gerard Denaja photographed with a buck Chamois shot at 232 meters.  It was the second animal taken on the trip.  The first being a very nice Doe taken at 264 meters. We had three very good days in the … Continue reading →

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Tim Gets his first Chamois

  Tim Wildman posing with his first Chamois.    Tim pulled off a very good 210 meter shot in awkward conditions from a position on a steep rocky spur.  It was the culmination of a tense stalk which took us from … Continue reading →

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David gets his first Stag

The morning initially was fine with a low mist on the river below.  Within a short time however it was all swirling about us.  we heard a Chamois scramble away on a scree a short distance away but were unable … Continue reading →

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Xmas Venison x2

This is the stag much seen over the years and the one initially spied and stalked, however as the stalk was conducted from a long way away and much of which was out of sight I ended up shooting a … Continue reading →

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Brief rest between trapping forays

Winter hunting was a bit of a let down this year mainly through my inability to stay fit and healthy.  I am bang in form again now and have been trapping possums to maintain my fitness levels and of course … Continue reading →

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Just returned from a Tahr hunting Trip

  My camp for four days.  I will put a short video on You tube this week under Steve Garnett for those interested. I had a great time looking over some new country and ended up with two first rate … Continue reading →

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One toe Back in the Water

To prove my fitness after my long lay off I shot into the hills on Friday afternoon for a quick Chamois hunting trip.  Saturday morning saw me at 1650 meters climbing above the frost into the suns rays.  I spied … Continue reading →

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Recovery at last and raring to go

    Man that was a long episode of “unwellness” which cost me a lot in terms of hunting trips.  6 weeks all told and I am still non the wiser to how it all came about.   The main lesson … Continue reading →

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