New Zealand

Slowly does it

Posted on October 15, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

You don’t need to hunt at the speed of light. While teaching his son about how to be a hunter, Daryl Crimp passes on some wisdom about the benefits of taking it slow

Tagged with: deer, foundation skills, hind, hunter, learning, New Zealand, safety, shooting, stalking
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The silent stalk

Posted on August 15, 2018 by richardt — No Comments ↓

Daryl Crimp undertakes a 10-day meat hunt with two less-than-talkative companions. But who needs conversation when you have mountain scenery, regular snowfall and distant sika?

Tagged with: hunting, Kaweka mountains, mountains, New Zealand, sika, stalking, wilderness
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Hunting in the grip of hunger

Posted on December 6, 2017 by richardt — No Comments ↓

We were fully expecting the sika to be squawking and squealing

Tagged with: Daryl Crimp, hunger, hunting, mountains, New Zealand, sika
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Hopper Stoppers: shooting the Easter bunny

Posted on March 25, 2016 by hannahm — No Comments ↓

Rabbits are in New Zealand a huge problem for farmers, and every Easter, Lions Club in Alexandra on the south island runs a 24-hour shooting competition. Thomas Nissen joins in… Andrew stops the battered-beyond-recognition 4WD Mitsubishi Wan at the edge…

Tagged with: Alexandra, coneys, easter, good friday, Lions Club, New Zealand, rabbits
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