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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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Reuben Jane
Reuben and his daughter Ruby (11) carry out the meat after a successful goat hunt!
Alex Allwright
Alex with a solid fallow buck harvested on New Years Day 2020! Alex shoots a Remington Model 700 chambered in .243 Win.
Ralph McLeay
Ralph, and Zorro the dog, secured this monster red stag during a hunt in the Raetihi area! Ralph shoots a Tikka T3 chambered in .270 Win. topped with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 scope.
Brett Stokman
Brett with a tidy red stag harvested during a hunt in the Kaimai Ranges. Brett shoots a Ruger American Ranch Rifle chambered in .450!
Mariana Puarere
Mariana (13) with her first deer! A fallow buck that she dropped with a clean 180m shot using her Dad's Mossberg chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and fitted with a Bushnell Forge 2.5-15x50 scope!
Hannah Fowler
Hannah Fowler with her first red stag shot just on dark with her .25-06. Hannah adds that there is better way of keeping her away from the shops on Boxing Day than out hunting!
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Tessa Boyd
Tessa Boyd (8) shot her very first animal using a Red Dot; an old scarred up trophy buck hare during a hunt at Charlies Hut, Glenfalloch Station.
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Dylan Boyd
Dylan Boyd (7) shot 2 young rabbits that the Boyd family cooked up for breakfast!
Steven Porter
Steven Porter secured this monster 12pt red stag during a hunt last week. Steve shoots a Tikka chambered in .243 with Federal Fusions.
Jordan Jefferis
Jordan Jefferis with a couple of red stags for the chiller!
Marty Tapp
Marty carries out the hindquarters of a red deer after a successful meat hunt!
Leighton Mehlhopt
Leighton with a fallow spiker destined for the freezer!
Blake Crawford
Cousins Blake Crawford (17), Henry Harvey (7) and dog "Ted" on a recent hunting trip!
Piper Rickey
Piper Rickey (8) with her first deer! A young fallow doe that she harvested with her Dad’s Howa .223 Rem.
Angus McIntyre
Angus McIntyre took this awesome photo of a white fallow buck!
Evan Fleming
Evan Fleming (7) with his very first rabbit. Shot using his Grand-dad’s CZ 455.
Jesse Eagers-James
Jesse Eagers-James secured this tidy 9.5" chamois buck with his Sako Finnlight chambered in .243 Win.
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