Hunting
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaimanawas; Thunderbolt Stream, Mar/Apr 2017
By Nik Maxwell- 21st Oct, 2020
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At last! Work was out of the way, there was a clear weather window...
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaimanawas/Kaweka; Oamaru, Tussock and Boyd Huts, Jul 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 30th Apr, 2020
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I have to admit to being pretty excited when the time came to head away...
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: 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...
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Southern Kaimanawas, Desert Rd, Sep 2019
By Nik Maxwell- 22nd Oct, 2019
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It was on the 12th of April 1989 that my hunting career truly solidified and I can recall the events of that day...
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Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaimanawas; Thunderbolt Stream, Mar/Apr 2017
By Nik Maxwell- 21st Oct, 2020
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Stag of a lifetime!
By Dave Irving- 14th Oct, 2020
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Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kawekas; Kiwi Saddle, Jan 2017
By Nik Maxwell- 28th Aug, 2020
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Bushnell NZ PHOTO COMPETITION
WIN A PAIR OF BUSHNELL PRIME 10X25 BINOS!
We have opened up the photo competition to include both hunting and shooting so pics of your rifle, scenic, human interest etc are all welcome!
Please note that the photo comp runs continuously, meaning you are always in with a chance to win a prize! There are also chances to win One Year Subscriptions to NZGUNS and NZGUNS T-Shirts!
Entry is easy! Just email your photo, including a brief description, to: nik@nzguns.co.nz
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WIN a pair of Bushnell Prime 10X25 Binos!
Send in your favourite 2020 deer, pig, goat, chamois, tahr, rabbit or wallaby hunting pic for your chance to win!
Michael Kenyon
Michael Kenyon with a great pic of a fallow buck taken during a recent hunt!
Hayden Clarke
Hayden secured this chamois during a hunt in Central Otago. He shoots a Browning X-Bolt chambered in .308 Winchester.
Shannon Kubala
Shannon with a ripper fallow buck that he secured with his Tikka T3x chambered in .308 Winchester.
Jack McCabe
Jack McCabe (9 years old) with his first bull tahr on the deck using his Dads 22-250. A very proud moment for both Jack and his Dad.
WINNER: Bushnell Prime 10x25 Binos!
Steve Arthur
Steve with a tidy fallow buck that he secured during a hunt in the South Head area. Steve shoots a Tikka chambered in .308 Win.
Rodel Ramilloza
Rodel secured this 10pt red stag during a hunt in the Dunsdale area. The rifle is a custom built Remington 700 chambered in 6.5-284 and topped with a Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5x25-50 scope.
WINNER: NZGUNS One Year Subscription!
Stuart Langslow
Overlooking prime sika country in the Kaweka Ranges. Stuart shoots a Sako Finnlight chambered in 7mm-08 and topped with a Leupold VX5 3-15.