Sport - Hunting

An epic work of outdoors adventure, humour and recorded history from the days when deer cullers were bounty hunters, shooting for reward. The Forest Service was still pushing in back country huts to cater for them. It was a time when every man was his own boss!

To live for the bail is a pig hunting book that targets both hunters and farmers and anybody else who is interested in our wonderful back-blocks of New Zealand. It tells a true story of a young budding pig hunter as he, over the years struggles and succeeds to put a decent pack of dogs together. In pursuit of the foe that he respects the most. The wild boar. Join him as he brings the pack together through thick and thin, heartache and joy as he strives to succeed in the sport that so many love so much. Pig hunting.

In his second collection of hunting adventures, Greig Caigou unpacks the classic and memorable elements of New Zealand hunts, blending his own inspiring stories with those of other keen hunters. These adventures span both gender and a range of ages and capture the essence of special regions and memorable hunts throughout New Zealand. Wild Fiordland, the intimidating landscape of South Westland, the stark Canterbury Alps and the beautiful high basins at the top of the South Island all have hunting stories to share. From the... read more

All hunters, both young and old, will find this book a fascinating read! Tony Orman is well respected in NZ hunting circles. Now in his seventies, he still relishes any opportunity to escape everyday routine, to throw his gear into a pack, pick up his rifle and head off into the mountains. He is a passionate advocate for hunting and the great outdoors. With A Hunting Life, his 23rd book, he begins with the all-important first deer; he records conversations with old-timers who farmed and hunted in New Zealand through the 1930... read more

Darren Shields was taken by his father on a pig hunting adventure to Great Barrier Island at the tender age of 6. To say the trip made an impression on the young Darren would be an understatement. He was hooked. Growing up in the semi-rural environment of Whitianga in the 1970s most activities revolved around the outdoors. Pigs were plentiful and handy to home and access was no problem as everybody knew everybody else in those days. Playstations had not been invented so what was a boy to do. Hunting became an after school activit... read more

The further adventures of Graham May. He takes the reader along on some of his more memorable trips. Altough retired and confessing to slowing down a little, Graham manages more hunting than many a fraction of his age. With the ability of a natural story teller and a bush poet this latest collection of yarns is sure to win even more fans than his first book. - Publishers advance information

This book covers the author's years as a forest service ranger in North-West Nelson. Told with humour, this book is filled with a wide variety of stories from numerous hunting trips and anecdotes from everyday life as a forest ranger.

Red Deer in New Zealand is a New Zealand hunting classic. It has sold over 10,000 copies and is the essential handbook for hunting Red deer in New Zealand. In this new paperback edition best selling hunting authors Roger Lentle and Frank Saxton offer a unique blend of hunting experience and science, drawing on the knowledge of many seasoned hunters plus research into wild red deer in New Zealand and other countries. The key to successful hunting is to know your quarry. This book helps the hunter to 'think like a deer' and get bette... read more

Gone Hunting! is a rich, rollicking and wide-ranging collection of 20 Kiwi hunting yarns telling of trophies won or missed, companions made, hunting techniques used, land explored, and times both tough and good. Above all, the stories tell of the pure enjoyment of being in New Zealand's wild places, exploring unchartered ground, seeing new sights and pitting one's skills against a wily, wary opponent - and not always winning.

Lilybank Safari Lodge was a trail breaking business established to provide hunting opportunity for visiting hunters. Gary Joll (with his business partners) purchased Lilybank Station and the pastoral lease that went with it, with government approval, to operate a hunting business. Almost before the ink was dry some sections of the government had changed their mind and tried to stop Gary in his attempts to set up a tourist hunting business, which at its peak generated millions of dollars in overseas earning for New Zealand. As a pio... read more

Thousands of New Zealanders have hunted in the past and continue to hunt today. New Zealanders like to think of themselves as a nation of 'can-do' people. The national legend is popularised by physically capable, self-reliant men and women. That legend used to be based on pioneers and farmers and has now come to encompass our identity as outdoor adventurers and conservationists. Hunters belong in this national story as well. Hunting was essential to successful colonisation. It touched the core need to eat and the human desire to sh... read more

Another collection of outrageous hunting yarns from the master of the genre, 'Big Al' Lester. A jet boat trip gone disastrously wrong, kamikaze deer, the Hermit of Fiordland, a pigeon called Tegal, the sacred eel - these are just some of the rollicking stories told by 'Big Al' and his mates. Plenty of laughs for the hunting mad, hard case and hare-brained among us!

This book on processing wild pigs and deer is written by Darran Meates, one of the country's leading butchers of game meat. Practical down-to-earth text and over 250 photographs show how to field dress, skin and butcher pigs and deer, caping techniques, food safety information for game hunters, and recipes for venison and wild pork. It also tells the inspirational story of The Game Butcher, Darran Meates, from leaving school at fifteen and taking up a butchery apprenticeship to running his own business and fronting a television hun... read more

Moose are still out there. Originally released into Fiordland in 1910, Moose were thought to have become extinct several times. Ken Tustin has been fascinated with the "Fiordland Moose" since first hearing about them while working as a biologist for Forest Research NZFS, over forty years ago. His first book Wild Moose Chase published by Wild South Books in 1998, sold over 6000 copies. The book described the search to confirm existence of Moose in Fiordland. Since that book was published people have been coming forward with new and ... read more

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals (usually wildlife) for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting.Hobby is an actvity carried out in one's spare time, for pleasure or relaxation. Put the two together and you have the most fun you can have with your pants on. Join the author on his hunting around New Zealand as he activly pursues his hobby- hunting for Red Deer, Fallow, Chamois, Tahr and the ultimate trophy - Wapiti

Paul Askin author of the very successful New Zealander Pig Hunter's Handbook, takes a more laid back stlye as he recounts some of the more memorable hunts from his many years of pig hunting.There is more to pig hunting than you might think! These are yarns about the pigs, people and dogs from hunts on both private and public land.    

Author of Fallow Deer Hunting in New Zealand and Pigs at my Doorstep, Bob Pittaway recalls some of the memorable hunts in the hills of New Zealand. A mainly North Island hunter Bob has ventured south to Stewart Island for Whitetail, the mountains of the South Island for Chamois and Tahr, as well as pursuing Red Fallow, Sambar and Sika deer in the north. The book covers forty years of a very active hunting career, with some first class trophy animals along the way. The book finishes with some advice to hunter's wives from Bob's wife Wendy.

This guide describes how to dress and prepare fish, shellfish, small game and deer and pigs for the table. Dressing, bleeding, hanging, gutting, plucking, knives and their sharpening are comprehensivly covered and the various chapters are well supported by photographs, showing the various steps.

A century ago, a little-known, exotic animal, the Himalayan tahr, was introduced into new Zealand for big-game sporting purposes. From a few releases at Aoraki Mt cook, tahr are now permanent inhabitants of the sub-alpne zones in the central Southern Alps. Their ecology, lifestyle and unique behaviour, both here and in their homelands, remained largely un documented. until now. This is an inimate story of Ken Tustin's growing respect for a remarkable animal, seen over a lifetime, through the eyes of a hunter, researher, pilot and ... read more

Dave Saxton has done more in one lifetime than most people could do in several. in a life filled with adventure, he has known triumph and tragedy. Drawn to the outdoor life from an early age he has hunted, fished and explored more of New Zealand than almost anyone else. He settled in Haast before the road went through, regarding it as the last frontier in New Zealand, a place where a man could fulfill his dreams. No single book could cover everything Sax has done in his lifetime so far, instead Dave Drangsholt who hunted with and ... read more