Category: Fishing & Hunting
In this book by Alex & Tim Gale you will catch a deep sense of the challenge, the excitement and the freedom that hunting brings. They are both passionate hunters, with a great love for the New Zealand outdoors and a desire to pass on the knowledge they have gained so others can enjoy what they have ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
This is a book about Kim Swan's view of life; pigs, pig dogs, deer, hunting, wildlife, game conservation, pine trees, possums,(the ones you kill and skin), Possum (her hero and the love of her life) and all the things that come together to make her put pen to paper (make that finger to keyboard) to sha ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
In the great tradition of NZ story telling meet a bloke who cooks a great feed, spins a great yarn and loves hunting and fishing. He is Alistair (Boycie) Boyce and he owns The Backbencher Gastropub across the road from Parliament in Wellington. Politicians love the place but they get no mercy from Boyci ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
Any reader of New Zealand's top pig hunting magazines will know Bill Westwood. Writer about all thing related to pig hunting. Pig dog trainer and accomplished video maker of all aspects of pig hunting Bill and his company Mainland Boar Hunting Ltd have set a benchmark in New Zealand for excellence in th ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
Wild South is an epic journey across the best fly fishing and hunting to be found in Africa, South America, New Zealand, Australia and more. From trout to birds to big game, it's all here - from stalking deep forest for elusive stags and wild boar; waterfowl and upland birds over gun dogs; encounters wi ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
Bomb Grant author of Hunting Forever-Forever Hunting and Dances with Boars is back with this new book. What makes a pig hunter? Bomb looks back to his early days at his introduction to the sport of pig hunting, family played a big part for him. The early morning starts, the sound of the dogs on a bail, ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
The story of John Williams & Dennis Simpson the founders of Graham Stewart & Co. Ltd, pioneers in NZ's venison industry - the people who did the hard yards: helicopter pilots, Cessna pilots, shooters, gutters, truck drivers, strip men and cooks. They were successful when many others had failed. ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
At last a book that covers all aspects of pig hunting in New Zealand, practical information based on experience, written by a skilled and knowledgeable hunter. It covers everything an aspiring hunter needs to know and a lot of information an experienced hunter can learn from. The author lives in North C ...Show more
Category: Overstocks | Reading Level: Very Good
Stag (Neville) Spooner (1917-1946) was a government deer culler in 1939 and 1940, initially in the Tararuas, and then on the South Island's West Coast. While his successful career as a culler was cut short by the Second World War, he did leave behind a remarkable legacy from this period, a painted diary ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting | Reading Level: Very Good
With disarming honesty and freshness, Derek Grzelewski has written a highly readable account of his year dedicated to fly-fishing in New Zealand, relating the highs and lows, and the intricacies and finesse, of pursuing trout in the wild places and pristine waters he loves so much. The thrill of close e ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
The History of Fly Fishing in Fifty Flies recounts the history of a sport that dates back two thousand years, focusing on milestone flies from the first feathered hook to contemporary patterns using cutting edge materials.From the many thousands of fly patterns developed over the centuries (there are mo ...Show more
Category: Fishing & Hunting
There are days when a pig hunt can resemble a clash between Roadrunner and Wile E.Coyote: "I jumped up and put my feet into gear before my brain, charging off through the scrub with my head down and with my eyes half shut. I didn't want to lose an eye. Too late I realised my mistake when I ran straight ...Show more
