We reached the top of the track and Andrew said “there’s a deer just over there near those horses. Do you see it?” I looked below the horses and saw a shadow. On second look, I saw the outline of a deer. It wasn’t particularly dark, but the animal was in shadow and had dark fur. A fallow deer, Dama dama. Target species. “Do you want to take it?” … [Read more...]
Branch Hunt – Rewa Bush Reserve, 28-30 August 2015
The chance to see a new bit of public land that is normally inaccessible was too much to resist - even after three weeks away at sea and only one night at home! So it was that I met up with seven other keen Branch members and Joe Hansen from DoC at McDonalds carpark in Masterton on the last Friday in August. After a lengthy period of negotiation, … [Read more...]
Napier Visit 8th Aug 2015 by Aidan Bichan
A few months ago I was rung by Murray Shearer of the Napier DA - would we be willing to host some of their members for a weekend? They had seen Graham Sinclair's Gone Fishing on TV and were keen to see the Parkvale Hall and hear some of the stories behind the heads. After a few calls the idea had turned into a shooting competition, lunch at the … [Read more...]
Stewart Island Revisited
On the afternoon of Sunday the 15th March Wairarapa Branch members Sharon and Steve Playle, Steve Martel, Chris Johnstone and Taranaki Branch members Alan and Mel Candy and including a non-member Neil Johnstone all headed across Foveaux Strait on our annual pilgrimage to Stewart Island for 10 days of R & R with the emphasis on hunting and … [Read more...]
Hunting Report on Tararua Flyin
Hunting Report on Tararua Flyin for Queens Birthday weekend 29th May to 1st June 2015 by Ian Kebbell So, as a newbie, both to the club and hunting, when the opportunity for a fly in hunt to the Tararua's was made available, I leapt at it! But because I still needed to learn so much, I needed a strategy. I decided to target the oldest, most … [Read more...]
Fly in trip to Tutawai Hut
Queens Birthday Weekend Fly in trip to Tutawai Hut by Brad Gardiner Four of us, Tim, Paul,Claire and Myself flew into Tutawai Hut just after lunch Friday. Went for a look around friday night but no game seen by anyone. Saturday morning was fine and still with Paul getting a good boar on the flats just down from the hut, around 130 pounds … [Read more...]
Wanganui Fallow Hunt Report
Paul O'Donoghue's report on the 16th -19th April Wanganui Fallow Hunt on Aranui Hill Station. We set off from Carterton on Thurs 16th April afternoon around 4pm for the 2.5hr drive to Wanganui and hit our first hiccup when we found the main Manawatu gorge road closed due to a slip. This was no great inconvenience, in that there are … [Read more...]
