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NewsSeptember 26

‘Greylards’ make up most of Otago gamebird harvest

Almost 74,000 game birds were shot in the Otago region in 2021, Otago Fish & Game says.
‘Greylards’ make up most of Otago gamebird harvest
‘Greylards’ make up most of Otago gamebird harvest
The MixJuly 18

At home on the range: Back-country skills teach life lessons

It’s a long way to the chop... if you want to catch it yourself. Lisa Scott meets the Upper Clutha Deer Stalkers Club and asks them for their favourite recipes.
At home on the range: Back-country skills teach life lessons
At home on the range: Back-country skills teach life lessons
North OtagoJune 27

Hunting a family pastime

Hunting is not just a sport.
Hunting a family pastime
Hunting a family pastime
Central OtagoMay 19

Info sought after illegal shooting report

More information is being sought following reports of unlawful duck-shooting activity on the Clutha River near the Roxburgh Gorge Trail during the season's opening weekend.
EditorialMay 12

A tradition worthy of respect

What makes a country? Is it simply the piece of land and its borders that define it? Is it the accent its people have, or a unique language? Is it what its people like to do, how they act, their culture?
A tradition worthy of respect
A tradition worthy of respect
Central OtagoMay 5

Mai mai's creature comforts

Earnscleugh man Dave Baird is not quite able to shoot ducks from his front porch, although he does not have to go far to do so.
Mai mai's creature comforts
Mai mai's creature comforts
SouthlandMay 5

Game bird hunting season starts with a bang - or a few

Southlanders woke to a perfect day for the start of the game bird hunting season on Saturday- perfect for ducks, not the shooters, due to high cloud.
Game bird hunting season starts with a bang - or a few
Game bird hunting season starts with a bang - or a few
QueenstownMay 5

Ritual continues as duck season opens

For more than two decades, Laura Douglas has been getting up at the crack of dawn and braving the cold to mark the start of the duck-shooting season.
Ritual continues as duck season opens
Ritual continues as duck season opens
QueenstownMarch 29

'Blaze blue' taking off as safer hunter colour

''Blue is the new orange.''
'Blaze blue' taking off as safer hunter colour
'Blaze blue' taking off as safer hunter colour
SouthlandDecember 20

Secret snaps reveal elusive Fiordland moose

Four photographs of moose taken by a hunter in Fiordland almost 60 years ago have finally been revealed publicly. Fred Stewardson (78), of Hikurangi, in Northland, took the photographs on a hunting trip to Wet Jacket Arm in 1953. But his older hunting companion, friend and mentor Eddie Young, swore him to secrecy, fearing the moose would be shot by hunters if the photographs were revealed at the time. Only a handful of photographs of moose in Fiordland are known to exist, most taken between 1923 and 1952.
NationalSeptember 7

Distraught at death of hunter

The grieving partner of a man shot by his friend during a deer-hunting trip near Rotorua is devastated at the loss of "the love of my life".
DunedinAugust 20

Hunt goes whole hog, netting 29

Taieri pig hunters are again bringing home the bacon through the resurgence of an annual club event.
Hunt goes whole hog, netting 29
Hunt goes whole hog, netting 29
BusinessMay 15

Sensor would identify target

Hunter Safety Lab Ltd founder and chief executive Michael Scott is on a mission to eradicate hunting accidents.
Sensor would identify target
Sensor would identify target
The MixApril 27

Sights set on safety

Two recent incidents in which hunters have been shot and killed by other hunters have again raised the question of how to make hunting safer. As Mark Price reports, growing numbers of hunters are quietly adopting a contentious safety measure that can be described as very "loud".
QueenstownMarch 15

Family of Wanaka shooting accused 'deeply saddened'

The family of the 24-year-old Wanaka man charged this week in relation to the death of his close friend Dougal Fyfe (23) in a hunting accident in December say they are "deeply saddened" by the tragedy.
Family of Wanaka shooting accused 'deeply saddened'
Family of Wanaka shooting accused 'deeply saddened'
EntertainmentDecember 23

Game for anything

Stephen Jaquiery reviews the latest hunting-themed books.
Game for anything
Game for anything
QueenstownNovember 8

Bid to form club for bowhunting

Among Queenstown's strong hunting community, one Queenstowner is seeking to draw together proponents of a more traditional form of the pursuit - bowhunting.
Bid to form club for bowhunting
Bid to form club for bowhunting
QueenstownOctober 16

Reminder station legally controlling road

Hunters, anglers and Kidds Bush campers are being reminded the High Court has ruled Hunter Valley Station, at the northwest end of Lake Hawea, can control the opening and closing of Mead Rd during lambing season, until November 18.
Reminder station legally controlling road
Reminder station legally controlling road
DunedinJuly 11

Hunters strike again

For the second successive year, Lawrence boar and stag hunters (from left) Jim Crawford, Jock Martin, Darrell Cornish and Dave Brydie have won the Mornington Tavern Boar and Stag Hunt.
Hunters strike again
Hunters strike again
Central OtagoApril 29

Easter bunny hunters ready to set fur flying

Cromwell rabbiter Ray Moffat has shot 23,000 rabbits in the past year - the same number shot in 24 hours by competitors in the 2010 Great Easter Bunny Hunt.
Easter bunny hunters ready to set fur flying
Easter bunny hunters ready to set fur flying
QueenstownOctober 14

Charges of illegal hunting

Police arrested three men on illegal hunting and firearms possession charges as they returned from Chinaman's Bluff, north of Glenorchy, early on Monday.
South OtagoAugust 22

Contest weigh-in draws 150

A 20-year-old tradition continued at the Beaumont Hotel yesterday, with about 35 animals entered in the pub's annual hunting contest.
Contest weigh-in draws 150
Contest weigh-in draws 150
NewsJuly 30

Row erupts over chamois harvest

A row has broken out over who should benefit financially from hunting the alpine pest chamois.
Row erupts over chamois harvest
Row erupts over chamois harvest
DunedinJune 1

Boy's shooting injuries serious

Central Otago police are calling for more firearms safety awareness, after a second duck-shooting incident at Tarras has left a 10-year-old boy with serious hand injuries.
Boy's shooting injuries serious
Boy's shooting injuries serious
DunedinMay 14

Sights set on dog tucker

Some Central Otago rabbits will end up as dog tucker if Trixie Scott has her way.
Sights set on dog tucker
Sights set on dog tucker