Hunting
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaimanawa Ranges; Waipakihi River, Jun 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 30th Mar, 2020
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I first hunted the Waipakihi in my late teens with a trip over the Urchin Track...
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaweka Ranges; Middle Hill, Ballard & Makino Huts, Mar 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 19th Feb, 2020
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It had been a few years since I last visited the Kawekas. My last trip was a week long hunt at Mangatainoka...
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Northern Kaimanawas, Feb 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 11th Jan, 2020
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An iconic area of the Kaimanawas; Ruatea Stream or as it is more commonly known as, 'Jap Creek'.
Sika Hunting Tips & Info Intro: Southern Kaimanawas, Nov 2014
By Nik Maxwell- 30th Dec, 2019
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The area provides a combination of both bush and open country hunting...
Southern Red Roar Hunt
By Shaun Hutchings- 6th Dec, 2019
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As always the red roar came around fast. Plans were hatched, dates were circled and work was put on hold...
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaweka Ranges, Spion Kop, Apr 2019
By Nik Maxwell- 4th Dec, 2019
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At around 7.45am I picked up on a mature sika hind bedded down just on the edge of a...
Roar Tips & Info
By Hayden Sturgeon- 19th Nov, 2019
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Roar hunting strategies from Hayden Sturgeon...
Winter Tahr Hunting Tips & Info
By Hayden Sturgeon- 11th Nov, 2019
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In this article I’ll take you through what I’ve learnt while hunting bull tahr in their home environment...
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Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaimanawa Ranges; Waipakihi River, Jun 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 30th Mar, 2020
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Fiordland: A Photographic Essay
By Hayden Sturgeon- 18th Mar, 2020
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Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaweka Ranges; Middle Hill, Ballard & Makino Huts, Mar 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 19th Feb, 2020
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Hunting for the Future
By Brad Marsh- 7th Feb, 2020
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Cam Stokman
Cam Stokman secured this tidy 10.25" x 9.75" chamois buck on the final day of a 5 day solo trip!
Solomon Reid
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