Sport - Hunting

Paul Askin author of the very successful New Zealander Pig Hunter's Handbook, takes a more laid back stlye as he recounts some of the more memorable hunts from his many years of pig hunting.There is more to pig hunting than you might think! These are yarns about the pigs, people and dogs from hunts on both private and public land.    

Ross Curtis shot his first deer at the age of eight, by the age of 12 he was keeping the family in meat by hunting and doing his schooling by correspondence. Not surprisingly deer and deer hunting continued to play a major part in his life. Author of the highly successful books Murphy's Law and The Hunter , Murphy On My Back, How I Met Murphy, Murphy Strikes Back and Ranger Murphy. This book covers the latter years the author spent as a New Zealand Forest Service Ranger in North West Nelson, his interest in flying and how the arriv... read more

The second book in the continuing saga of Colin Jones. With the culling days over and young bride and children to feed, Colin had to turn his hand to other ways of earning a living. A job as a car salesman lasted for most of a morning, before Colin realised that it was not for him. Shooting deer for meat provided some income, but things really took off when live deer were suddenly worth $3000 each. Armed with some flash pakeha technology Jonesy took to the bush to capture them alive.

Chamois are New Zealand's most popular mountain game. Living from Marlborough to Southland, they are widely available for hunters in the South Island. Adaptable mobile and challenging they represent the epitome of mountain game. Steuart Laing traces the origin of the New Zealand Chamois, their arrival in New Zealand, dispersal and life history. He also offers advice on hunting these magnificent animals, trophy care and equipment. As well, he looks at the economic benefit to New Zealand these animals represent.

In this fourth book by Alex Gale you'll discover how Sika came to be liberated in New Zealand and how the herd grew to become the top Sika trophy herd in the world.

At last a book that covers all aspects of Pig Hunting in New Zealand, practical information based on experience, written by a skilled and knowledgeable hunter. It covers everything an aspiring hunter needs to know an a lot of information and experienced hunter can learn from.

Graeme Marshall has always loved to write. This, his tenth book, is devoted to his passion for hunting. He wrote his first magazine article for fledgling Rod and Rifle in 1981 and has contributed to every issue bar one since then. Whilst most of his books have revolved around trout fishing this is his fourth hunting book, including the most recent, Aerial Hunter, The Dick Deaker Story. Now in his early 60's the author still hunts quite frequently and at the time of going to print was planning yet another minor expedition. Now based... read more

All hunters, both young and old, will find this book a fascinating read! Tony Orman is well respected in NZ hunting circles. Now in his seventies, he still relishes any opportunity to escape everyday routine, to throw his gear into a pack, pick up his rifle and head off into the mountains. He is a passionate advocate for hunting and the great outdoors. With A Hunting Life, his 23rd book, he begins with the all-important first deer; he records conversations with old-timers who farmed and hunted in New Zealand through the 1930... read more

Martin Brenstrum has been exploring New Zealand's backcountry since as far back as he can remember. In Hooked on Hunting he shares a decade and a half of hunting yarns (and a few good fishing yarns along the way), from the days when you could go bush in the morning and be home in the evening with a deer cheque in your pocket and a satisfied, if knackered, grin on your face. Recalling the many friends he hunted with and the often hugely entertaining - at least in the telling - experiences they had in all weathers, in all conditions,... read more

The introduction of non-toxic shot signalled the beginning of a new era in New Zealand wildfowl hunting. New Zealand Rod and Rifle magazine Shooting Editor, Gary Girvan, travelled the country to see how successful wildfowl hunters were coping with the new shot and to experience some of the great shooting to be had on New Zealand's many estuaries, swamps and rivers. The result is the first New Zealand book to examine the implications of hunting with non-toxic shot and strategies to ensure successful shooting. Gary Girvan evokes hi... read more

Following the sell-out success of the first edition of Spot X - Hunting New Zealand, we have added over 300 new hunting spots making this edition over 40% bigger! Illustrated with 1:50 000 & 1:250 000 topographic maps Information on over 1000 hunting spots species available Accommodation access, permits, restrictions Xpert hunting tips that all hunters will need to know when planning their next adventure.

There's more to Reg's pig hunting than pigs, it's the dogs, the people and the events that come together, not always the way they should, that create the backdrop for this book. This is Reg Carr's fifth book.Reg Carr - pig hunter, raconteur and observer of life both human and porcine. This is Reg's fifth book, if you have read one before you know what to expect, if you haven't, prepare to enjoy, as Reg takes you the reader along on some of his many hunting trips. There's more to Reg's pig hunting than pigs, it's the dogs, the peopl... read more

Clive McKenney has a passion for pig hunting. 34 stories of pig hunting adventure based on the personal experiences of the author. Good hunts, great hunts and tragic hunts, all are the lot of this dedicated pig hunter. Superbly illustrated with colour photographs by the author and his partner Sheryl (a talented professional photographer). From the dense bush of Central North Island to the wide open spaces of the South Island, the author has been chasing pigs with a dedication and success that few can equal.

Allan Hampshire was an accomplished deerstalker long before he stuck his first pig and a good fisherman well before that. He has shot ducks and pheasants, dived for crayfish, caught a 57kg yellow fin tuna, shot chamois and tahr in the spectacular Southern Alps and has a nice 15 point red stag trophy on his wall but pig hunting is his driving passion. So how do you catch a pig? Your dogs smash and grab it! Sounds easy eh? The prevailing ethic is team work - all for one and one for all. That's the hard out attitude that gets you up e... read more

This lively and informative book looks at the natural history, the populations, the movements and the behaviour of wild duck, in order to help the sportsman to better understand his quarry. In no-nonsense prose, Douglas Butler shares the knowledge and experience of a lifetime of interest in ducks and in hunting them. This is the only book to focus exclusively on duck shooting and it will appeal to ornithologists, conservationists and those who shoot duck.

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals (usually wildlife) for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting.Hobby is an actvity carried out in one's spare time, for pleasure or relaxation. Put the two together and you have the most fun you can have with your pants on. Join the author on his hunting around New Zealand as he activly pursues his hobby- hunting for Red Deer, Fallow, Chamois, Tahr and the ultimate trophy - Wapiti

This book on processing wild pigs and deer is written by Darran Meates, one of the country's leading butchers of game meat. Practical down-to-earth text and over 250 photographs show how to field dress, skin and butcher pigs and deer, caping techniques, food safety information for game hunters, and recipes for venison and wild pork. It also tells the inspirational story of The Game Butcher, Darran Meates, from leaving school at fifteen and taking up a butchery apprenticeship to running his own business and fronting a television hun... read more

A century ago, a little-known, exotic animal, the Himalayan tahr, was introduced into new Zealand for big-game sporting purposes. From a few releases at Aoraki Mt cook, tahr are now permanent inhabitants of the sub-alpne zones in the central Southern Alps. Their ecology, lifestyle and unique behaviour, both here and in their homelands, remained largely un documented. until now. This is an inimate story of Ken Tustin's growing respect for a remarkable animal, seen over a lifetime, through the eyes of a hunter, researher, pilot and ... read more

Dave Saxton has done more in one lifetime than most people could do in several. in a life filled with adventure, he has known triumph and tragedy. Drawn to the outdoor life from an early age he has hunted, fished and explored more of New Zealand than almost anyone else. He settled in Haast before the road went through, regarding it as the last frontier in New Zealand, a place where a man could fulfill his dreams. No single book could cover everything Sax has done in his lifetime so far, instead Dave Drangsholt who hunted with and ... read more

There was a time in New Zealand's recent past, when every country town, had one or more helicopters based there involved with wild venison recovery to feed a growing export trade. As the wild deer population was reduced and deer farming became widespread, helicopter recovery operations slowly ceased in most locations. Fiordland and South Westland today remain the only areas with full-time venison recovery helicopters still flying. Professional photographer Olivia Page was given the opportunity to record WARO (wild animal recovery... read more