An American company; designed, manufactured and assembled in the USA, they've only recently arrived in NZ. Advanced Archery sent us the S1 to test out. It's an innovative take on the modern day problems of attaching a phone to an optic, namely spotti

IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, GUIDED BY HEADLAMPS, WE FOUND OURSELVES MOOCHING UP ANOTHER WEST COAST BUSH TRACK WITH LADEN PACKS. IT WAS MID-MARCH AND PETE HAD SUGGESTED A WALKIN, PACKRAFT OUT TRIP UPRIVER FOR A QUICK OVERNIGHTER. It wasn't a ta

With an exposed campsite at 1350 meters above sea level the potential is there to get an absolute hammering if the wind gets up, which is exactly what we experienced on our last visit. We spent most of one night with our tents folding over and slappi

The 7mms have the highest BC projectiles available able to be pushed at good velocity without the recoil becoming unmanageable in a lightweight rifle. Various 7mms have been the most popular standard and magnum chamberings in new rifles sold for many

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The day started in my happy place. A frosty winter morning, my mates Jack Bird and Trent Flay had come out for a weekend morning hunt, and I had Kohi and Moon in the trailer ready for an adventure. Moon was Kohi's sister but had only recently come ba

2024 is also a small milestone for the Permolat - Remote Huts group as well. It was established 20 years ago in an effort try and save some of the remote low-use huts that were dilapidating or under threat of removal by the Department of Conservation

Some of these tips may come just a little bit too late to be useful to you this year, but you can refer to them next season. How are all the jobs you promised to complete in the mai mai progressing? That floor you said you would replace or the leakin

Cuddeback is based in Wisconsin, an area synonymous with whitetail hunting and we all know how clever the grey ghost can be! The CuddeLink cameras come with an edge on the competition. Not conventional cameras, not cellular, but a private wireless me

It's the email we all want to receive; an exclusive invitation to one of the world's most incredible hunting opportunities. Fiordland is world-renowned for its steep mountains, jungle-like bush and wild weather – described as ‘the Amazon on top of th

Back in December 2023, after being unsuccessful in my application for the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation (FWF) Wāhine and Wapiti experience led by the Foundation's General Manager, Roy Sloan, I channelled my enthusiasm into other mountain adventures ove

I can still vividly remember my early teenage years when Greg was sent a Dear John email (actually more of a single line bomb) out of the blue from the hunting publications he'd been a regular contributor to for some years. Being abruptly cast aside

What a great break that was! We ran a It has been a huge roller-coaster ride with the fight for common sense conservation and bureaucracy occupying such a large chunk of our time. The years have flown, and we really are making some gains now with the

Things have changed quickly, and we now have scopes that mount to the rifle with standard rings and bases and essentially feel quite similar to look through. Enter the TH50 V2 tube scope. First impressions when taking this scope out of the box were t

THIS PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE TOP OF THE LIST FOR MOST YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS AT THE START OF APRIL. THE PROMISE OF WILDERNESS AREAS, ROARING STAGS WITH STRONG OTAGO BLOOD AND FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF GOLD MINERS HAD US LOCKED IN. I had flicked through M

It was the Sika rut 2023, mid April to be exact, and Jed and I had made plans a while back to chase roaring Sika stags together. It was the third night of our trip, and as we lay in our bags listening to the chorus of Sika stags roaring their hearts

Why? Because I could, and because I wanted to challenge myself and push the fringes of what was workable and safe as part of my journey toward a lighter approach to hunting. So here are some thoughts, a bit of the storyline of that hunt, and what's i

Owned by Debra and Cody Howell, long distance trampers with international experience, they manufacture their Ultralight gear here in little ol’ New Zealand. Tents, packs and quilts are their major offerings, and I have to say their lightweight DOC ma

Better Hunting is a free online training platform built by the Game Animal Council to help hunters upskill and hunt safely and successfully The programme is also intended to provide a pathway and support hunters going on to do practical training, suc

The first happened in the last week of March. I was hunting some tenure review country in Canterbury. That's Public Conservation Land (DOC land) previously leased for grazing and which has since been returned to the Crown. I walked up an easement, ga

I have been perfecting this recipe for a while and believe I've finally got it right. I tested it on the front shoulder of a two-year-old Red just to be sure. It certainly got the thumbs-up from those who tried it. This recipe is divided into four si

It always has a high number of hinds, but on the flip side it gets hammered by quite a few hunters. This doesn't bother me too much because I've been coming here for years and know where the deer usually hang out. After a quick scan of the DOC car pa

There are some hunters whose reputations precede them, whose keen eyes and experience have earned them a level of trust and respect among their peers. Snow is one such hunter. When he spoke of this bull tahr, his voice had a certain confidence. And s

Now, the choice is endless with new manufacturers popping up all the time, most out of the USA. It got me thinking about our friend Alan Hammond and the exceptional calls Al has turned out over the last three decades. Piece upon piece of handcrafted,

They gave up only a few minutes of light at the end of the day and I was more than happy to make that sacrifice for the weight and bulk saving they provided. And then came the EL Ranges with the integral rangefinder which became such a game changer,

By the time this edition of NZ Hunter hits the shelves, we will be in the middle of the Roar, or what I like to think of as ‘Christmas time for hunters.’ The Roar is undeniably an exciting time; however, it is also a time when we need to think about

1. When roaring a Sika stag, make sure you are one hundred percent ready before you let out a roar. I sit down or kneel behind a tree so my silhouette's broken up. I have everything I need ready including game caller and rifle while I sit motionless