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Swinging with the compass A smooth track on your autopilot and perfect radar overlay on a chart plotter is what everyone desires. The problem is it does not always happen like you expect and generally the reason simply comes down to the difference between magnetic and true north. True north is a straight line that runs from your position directly to the North Pole; it is constant from any one position. Magnetic North is the direction that your magnetic compass points to as north; it is not the same direction as the North Pole. The difference between the two is called ‘magnetic variation’. Magnetic North is affected by the earth’s magnetic fields, which are slowly but constantly changing and can vary quite differently even over a few kilometres. It can be pretty technical but Google has heaps of info on it. On board and once calibrated, installing new products, moving steel items closer or further away from your compass, or changing the way your tools were stacked can all affect the accuracy. Paper and electronic marine charts are created based on True North. Fluxgate compasses that are used to assist in navigation and autopilot accuracy, are magnetic. As you steam on autopilot, your fluxgate compass is constantly affected by the earth’s magnetic field so at times it can be smack on target but then without warning can wander off track before correction. There are features that are now being included in fluxgate units to help compensate but they will never be completely

accurate. There can be an issue with radar overlaying with your chart plotter when set up with magnetic compasses: whilst it might line up with your chart’s information while steaming in a certain direction, as soon as you turn or enter an area where the earth’s magnetic field has changed, the deviation of the magnetic field can make it look like your radar has lost its marbles! But please be very clear, this does not in any way affect stand alone radar performance. Not all is lost and some easy maintenance can go a long way. Firstly, make sure when the electronic compass is installed that it is correctly calibrated prior to use and recalibrate it regularly. Whilst not perfect, it will reduce frustration levels and ensure you get the most out of your autopilot and radar overlay with these compasses. Many boaties do not realise that the best compass to have in your electronics package is a satellite compass, because they constantly read true north. In the past these were very expensive and considered a commercial product only. Advances in modern technology now allow some manufacturers like SIMRAD, to price satellite compasses for not much more than a fluxgate. The huge benefit is that the compass’s true north aligns with the true north of the electronic chart orientation, making them a perfect match for radar overlay. They’ll also give you the best accuracy you can expect from your autopilot. It’s a no brainer for new installs and well worth the retrofit if you have compatible radar and/or autopilot.

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More fish less casts Paul Spicer

I like fishing the canals during winter, despite the harsh starts to the day, because I think it supports the most productive fishing. I think a combination of factors come into play: the cooler water and higher flows, coinciding with the start of the fish’s hormonal breeding cycle, which causes them to become more aggressive. Last year I landed 48 trophies - fish over 10lb - from late autumn through to the end of winter. In summer I seem to get less fish with more casts! I’m retired so I spend a lot of time fishing the canals but have only been doing so since October 2011. I don’t stay in one spot and am constantly on the move, albeit with some design to it. I go to places that have worked for me before but I adopt a kind of rhythm that sees me cast, walk a few metres, cast, walk a few metres, and so on. I’m not galloping all over the place but in the course of a morning I’ll cover 300m. During winter I’ll fish 10 hours a day, starting at sun up and fishing Paul with a big brownie about to go back.

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through to five, or when the cold beats me, so my success has come with hard graft. The only real breaks I take is a quick scoff of sandwiches around midday and then a late arvo coffee dash to Twizel. The rest of the time is spent casting; it’s all about work ethic. In summer I’ll fish 12 - 13 hours a day. I’ve tried soft baits and other methods, which all work to some degree, but not all artificial lures like the current in the canals. I took to tying my own jigs and fish them exclusively now - they just work. When the current picks up there is no issue with feather jigs; they don’t turn over and the fibres are working all the time. The tail just keeps waggling away and it looks the same from all angles. I like dark colours predominantly, especially black, as it stands out in silhouette and can be seen from anywhere in the water. Learning to read the water comes into it as well, and this comes through trial and error.I look for corners and bends, and look for subtle changes in flow. Browns tend to hang back in the gentle flow, whereas rainbows like faster water. Sometimes the rainbows can be found on the opposite side of the canal to browns. I generally cast upstream and let the jig dead-drift back, winding to stay in touch. Once the jig has reached

maximum depth I’ll wind and lift, wind and lift, and then repeat the pattern. Other times I’ll cast upstream and wind and lift with the current. It’s all about getting those fibres working and that tail moving.

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At the time of writing I’ve caught 29 trophy fish this year and a total of 111 in the five years I’ve been fishing the canals and before anyone saddles their high horse… I put the hard yards in and practice catch and release.

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Building a relationship

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How to butter up your local building inspector - in three easy steps!

Step 1: Take him fishing Step 2: Tell him to bring his sons along Step 3: CATCH BIG FISH!

Noah Noakes, 6, squid at Okiwi, caught on a hunk of one of Lilly’s kahawai, much to her disgust!

Lilly Noakes, 4, with a Tasman Bay kahawai, she caught trolling.

Fish freak & the little cutesy Matiu Noakes

We are an enthusiastic fishing family: Mum Naomi, Noah (6), Lilly (4), Elijah (5 months), and me. Over the past four years we have owned three boats, finally settling with a 5m CSB Huntsman. We fish a lot, even though I am prone to sea sickness - the only one in the family to be afflicted with this curse. We like to spear flounder together as a family; Elijah and Lilly in backpacks, and the rest of us in waders. Noah is an absolute fish freak and would give anyone a run for their money on fish identification. Lilly is a cutesy but don’t let outside appearances fool you. She’s a fish muncher if there ever was one and has been known to ask for a bite of raw snapper while I’m still trying to iki it! Lilly’s kahawai was landed on her Christmas rod, a Shakespeare Ugly Stik combo, and was the equivalent of an adult fighting a kingi, for effort displayed. It was a fantastic day on the water and very productive. The nine fish caught were cold smoked by a local butcher and were delicious.

Noah has an obsession with squid: giant squid, arrow squid, colossal quid, squid rings, squid soft toys, and squid posters… yeah, they are his thing. He was blown away by his catch, in fact, we all were. We’d been out on the water for eight hours, targeting winter snapper in Okiwi Bay, and the sun was setting. Lilly had caught a 55cm kahawai, which was no mean feat! I secretly whacked a fillet off it and put an oversized hunk on a stray line for Noah and next thing you know, the rod started twitching. He wound in and screamed, “Squid!” However, it was not hooked, just bear hugging the bait. Noah was very excited and kept repeating, “Amazing! Incredible!” He made me dissect its beak and eyes. He has a giant squid beak in his collection of stuff given to him by Imogen McCarthy, who lives just up the road. Later, I cooked squid rings from the skirt using the old flour, egg and breadcrumbs trick - it was delicious!

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It was a magical day crossing the Greymouth Bar and heading south to 'the' fishing spot! With my trusty decky, Michael Hill - aka Hilly, and my local building inspector, Alan Gaskill (gotta keep 'im sweet), and his two sons on board, we fished for albacore tuna along the way to use as bait - the bluenose and groper love them. When we reached 'the spot' - can't give away too many secrets - we fished with our normal ledger rig, which was very productive, landing us four massive bluenose.! We then tried a bit of jigging, which took some effort to get past all the gemfish hanging around. Eventually we got the line to the bottom and had a great haul. We headed back in, cleaning up the catch on the way. After divvying it up, the inspector and his boys left with plenty of fish and big smiles! Building a relationship with bluenose Michael, Alan, and Jamie.

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$ HEINEKEN The Mackenzie Country in winter can be a postcard landscape but it’s what lies just out of sight that lures anglers to the canals, repeatedly. To many it’s an addiction. I have only been a canal angler for a handful of years but already this winter, my mates and I have undertaken pilgrimages from Christchurch that have covered a decade of weekends, back-to-back. While some go to catch a feed and others chase the big trophy fish over ten pound, we do both. Winter fishing is great, but it pays to get there early in the morning before the fish get disturbed. Big rainbows can be seen sitting along the canal sides but once the water is thrashed, the fishing becomes more difficult. I use a light spinning rod rigged with 10lb braid, a tiny sinker above a swivel, and a 700mm 8lb trace. In the case of the quiet rainbows, I cast ahead of them with small ‘egg-cluster’ and let it drift back past them. Once they drift deeper I’ll switch to a little glo bug weighted with quarter ounce sinker and ‘cast and walk’ it downstream. On this occasion I was fishing top of the power station at Tekapo. I’d cast upstream and once the glo bug had hit the bottom and swung around perpendicular to me, I’d walk it downstream for a hundred metres, like a dog on a lead. Then

I’d retrieve it and walk a little further upstream than before, and repeat the exercise. This way you systematically cover the ground and get the fly into the feed zone. When the line suddenly went tight I knew I had a good fish on, but it was a big, disappointing dead weight for a while. Then it woke up. It wasn’t disappointing anymore. It was big, annoyed, and thuggish, peeling off line and using the current to put me on the grill, and put a nasty bend in my

little rod. Brown trout aren’t as feisty as rainbows but this one put up a great scrap and took me a good ten minutes to subdue. I played it aggressively to get it in quickly, as I wanted to release it. After a quick photo-shoot it only took 30 seconds to recover before gliding off 27lbs of canal brown slipping into the winter blue of the canal. My new PB and an incentive to look ahead to the elusive 30!

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The price of fish Mark Roden

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New lines for Mr Soft Bait Daryl Crimp

Malcolm Dawson is the name synonymous with soft baiting, the technique that revolutionised fishing and catapulted technical innovation into the recreational fishing arena. Many will remember Mal as the highly personable dynamo who traveled the country conducting seminars and teaching techniques, skills, and strategies that brought a new level of success to the average fisherman. As General Manager of Pure Fishing NZ, the world’s largest fishing tackle business, Mal was not only instrumental in the introduction of soft baiting to New Zealand, gaining the nickname Mr Soft Bait, but also released other brands that went on to become world leaders. With over 30 years in the recreational wholesale industry, with the past 15 years focused on fishing tackle, Mal was recognised for his uncanny eye for innovation and the ability to develop new product lines that Andrew Bruce with carp and walleye, Mark Roden with drum and carp and Kevin Lowry with carp.

I spent two weeks in the US in June; a group of us competed at the US Freshwater Spearfishing Champs at Beaver Lake in Arkansas. Apart from the usual things that interest Kiwis abroad, the thing that struck me was the amount of wildlife in the US. I mean, we actually saw alligators as we were driving along the freeway and as we approached the lake area, whitetail deer would frequently look up with only passing interest from the grassy roadside or the front lawn of someone’s holiday house! Our first dive on the trip was out of Houston in the Gulf of Mexico. We stopped about 30 miles offshore in about 80feet (very easy to slip back into feet and miles) of water. We had arrived in snapper season, a different species to our snapper, and what a sight. The second dive was on a disused oil rig, same again – lots of fish. How do they do it? Well, the Americans know the value of a healthy marine environment and they know what the recreational fishing market is worth. They know that the average

fisherman would rather have a short fishing season and very restrictive bag limits if that ensures a good healthy fishery. Even if that means the fishing season is only a week long! You know when the season is, you know there will be fish, that’s when you take your holidays - that’s when you go fishing. Simple and it works. From Houston we drove north to Arkansas and spent a week at Beaver Lake – again, we were all surprised at the number of species and quantity of fish in the lake, from the real sport fish like striped bass and walleye to the coarse fish like carp and drum. The lake is manmade and the fish are stocked: the carp tend to take over so the comp was really about who could spear the most of these big orange goldfish. They weighed up to 10 pounds and were a surprisingly strong fish with very hard heads. The Kiwis did well, winning the international section of the event in a comp’ that was extremely well run and very friendly, with great support from the locals.

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later become household names. A key driver was his experience in the field and his desire to lead from the front, using education to facilitate sales. Another example of his success was the introduction of and major take up of braided lines. While a highly motivated and astute businessman who has released brands that have become world leaders and introduced competition formats of measure rather than weight, he is still a grass roots Kiwi fisher and hunter. To this end he is a strong advocate of sustainability, both under and above the water. Malcolm left Pure Fishing earlier this year and has now resurfaced to ply his skills above the water. Returning to where he started three decades ago, Mal is back mucking in and presenting new hunting and rural products to the outdoor market. As National Sales Manager for Outdoor Outfitters, outdoor specialists involved in distribution of recreational products nationwide, sees a natural synergy between what he accomplished at Pure Fishing and the challenges of the new role. Working with a team that is actively involved in the outdoors, designing the right products for our conditions, and accessing markets, Mal’s eye for innovation is set to introduce a new dimension to the already successful business. He’ll be dealing with a diverse product range, from guns to ammo, spotlights, torches, packs & bags, storage racks, safes, and many rural outdoor accessories - all held in stock in the company’s Christchurch warehouse. “I see my role as increasing the awareness of Outdoor Outfitters range and access to the consumer, so no doubt you will see increased choice and availability at local rural supply and hunting and outdoors stores!” Check out the website www.outdooroutfitters.co.nz

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Sneaky snapper sticks to city lights Patrick Moran

Ross and I launched our kayaks from Cable Bay, Nelson, and paddled out on the left to have a look and see. With it being mid June there was no pressure for early starts so were on the water sometime after 8.30am. The fish finder showed very little sign so we decided to head across and around Pepin Island, as I had not fished that area for a while. The finder started picking up a few fish so we stopped and fished, but only got a few small blue cod, which were put back. Ross had dropped a cray pot in the area, so retrieved it, only to find nothing in it. He put it back down and we carried on fishing, but only small fish came to the bait. I moved in to the shallower water, fishing in about 14 metres. All was quiet till a heavy weight started to pull line off the reel. I grabbed the rod out of the holder and tightened up. The rod bent and the game was on; I would gain a metre or so and it would take it back with interest! Finally, after a good tussle, I could see colour and realised it was a good snapper. Much whooping and excitement followed; I cannot believe I still get so excited after 40 years of fishing. With the fish in the net, Ross paddled over and helped me get it in the back of the kayak. Tackle used was a combo kit bought from Hunting and Fishing a few weeks ago as a lighter option for winter fishing: a Shimano Raider rod and a TR200G reel filled with 14lb Trilene line and a home made flasher rig using Black Magic C Point hooks, with blue on top and yellow at the bottom. I weighed the fish, which came in at 11.2 kgs - about 24.6 lb. It just goes to show that all the big boys haven’t migrated to d’Urville for winter and there is still some local action to be had! Patrick with a mid winter snapper caught close to the city lights.

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CRAMAC 5 and all in the business of commercial fishing, including Licenced Fish Receivers (LFR) and those in marketing, are burdened with paper work, the bulk of which surrounds compliance. It’s about ensuring there is an auditable trail from pot to plate so, if a ‘wrong doing’ is detected, the perpetrator or culprit can easily be identified because the ‘paper chain’ has been broken. The point at which the offence occurs is the link to finding the scumbag wrong doer. Larnce Wichman says it’s high time we…

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onviction of an offence bears a huge weight on a commercial operator; a fisherman can lose his assets and business. We think this is a good thing, because disincentive is a strong tool for MPI Compliance to use. The possibility of being fined $250,000, loss of quota, and having a vessel confiscated is a very strong incentive to be clinically correct in filling out paper work and not flout the law. However, recreational fishers who choose to flout the law do not have the same disincentives as commercial. With an abundant resource, the New Zealand public One third of the has a greater opportunity of centre telson fin is clipped. catching lobster but we all know a small proportion of these people abuse that right. The temptation to take more than a feed or legal daily bag limit can lead some to ‘black market’ selling or trading of lobster, which then becomes an entirely different level of law breaking, bags; every scumbag has a buyer and regardless of the size of the operation or those bigger scumbag buyers would not number of lobster involved. Quite simply, want to purchase a clipped telson fin these people are stealing from other recreational fishers - you - and impacting lobster. It is simply too risky. Members of the public can play an important role too: on the important wider commercial don’t be tempted to buy cheap lobster fishery. Because it affects all of us, commercial feel it’s imperative the illegal (telson clipped or otherwise) or buy sale of lobster be curbed, but it’s not a into lobster raffles where a commercial one gun-slinger gunfight. A problem sales docket is not present. There is shared is a problem halved. anecdotal evidence that some ‘clubs’ are Clearly the $250.00 infringement trying to fudge this illegal raffle trade fine for public breaking the law is no by raffling a pencil, for example, which disincentive at all. Even increasing that is ‘conveniently’ held in the claws of a to be in line with other countries, say lobster - the lobster being offered ‘free’, $2,500 with immediate loss of vessel so technically not sold. This nonsense and vehicle, would be of questionable might seem amusing but it doesn’t value. We believe a more effective method would be to cut off the point alter the fact that it is poorly disguised of sale so the supply arm withers. It is thieving from all of us. something the public - you - can play an Telson clipping is in effect in the active part in and it is simple, no cost, Te Korowai O Te Tai o Marokura but immensely effective because it is so management area in Kaikoura and all visual. It is called Telson Fin Clipping. lobster recreationally caught have to The telson is essentially the tail fan of have the telson fin clipped. It has proved the lobster, comprising five fins. Telson successful in deterring and capturing clipping involves clipping one-third of the middle fin, making the lobster clearly scumbags, and I make no apology for the identifiable and ‘too hot to handle’ for strong language, because these scumbags buyers, wholesalers, or restaurants. affect all legitimate resource users. We The scourge of law breakers abusing all need to play our the abundance of lobster is a New part in stopping them Zealand problem to deal with and is best and, to that end, tackled from all angles: MPI compliance, CRAMAC 5 is now commercial, the public, and recreational. lobbying MPI to get Clipping the telson fin of a recreational telson fin clipping harvested lobster is the recreational fishers’ part in helping identify the scum across all of CRA 5.

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What do you do when age and a tragic vehicle accident conspire to make handling your large fibreglass Reflex difficult to handle, and therefore threaten to compromise your love of fishing? Ninety-year-old retired orthopaedic surgeon, Mike StandishWhite, faced that dilemma recently and discovered the perfect solution; downsize into an Osprey 380 and get your son to ‘pimp your pontoon’! Mike has just recovered from an accident four months ago that saw him and wife Patricia plunge nearly 300 metres down the side of a track in Omarama, North Otago, while on 4WD day trek at Ben Omar Station. Sadly, Patricia didn’t survive the accident. Mike’s son, Rory, said his father has recovered remarkably well and had no intention of giving away the fishing, so decided on trading the Reflex in with Marlborough Watercraft, Blenheim. Fishing is in the family’s blood and it is a passion they brought with them when emigrating to New Zealand from Zimbabwe 16 years ago. “We used to fish the Lake Kariba or the Zambezi River for tiger fish, and sea fished a lot off the east coast of Mozambique,” Rory explained. “I came out first, and Mum and Dad followed two years later. Dad immediately adapted to the local fishing scene and got right into it.” Mike still enjoys sea fishing, tripping to d’Urville with Rory in search of kings and snapper, but no longer tackles the big stuff alone. His favourite passion is fly-fishing for trout, which takes him and his mates as far afield as Lake Rotoiti at Nelson Lakes, and Lake Brunner on the

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West Coast. A very able fisher, Mike also ties his own flies. Rory said the Osprey came as a tidy little centre console, which he has since ‘pimped’ to make it more ‘Pop’ friendly. He’s had Osprey in Nelson add a rail and windscreen to the centre console so it can be driven standing, and he’s mounted a skipper’s bucket seat on an Icey-Tek chilly bin for the helm seat. Mounted on the port side opposite the console is a passenger seat with storage underneath for spare fuel. A transom arch has been added to assist with boarding and double as a bait board holder. It also acts as a back rest for the new stern bench seat. And a final poignant touch - Mike has named the boat after his beloved late wife so that a small part of her will always be joining him on his next fishing adventure.

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Te Matau a Māui

Fish-hooks, fishing and fisheries in New Zealand

By Ron Prestage

Chris Paulin with Mark Fenwick

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From the outset this book is first class, with stunning cover design and high production values throughout. More than that, it is a compelling and absorbing read. Whether interested in fishing or social anthropology, Te Matau a Māui is going to provide fascinating reading and challenge many’ assumptions’ and urban myths we live with today. Those believing the circle or recurve hook is a recent invention may well be surprised to learn that it was the preferred design of Maori a millennium ago. The ubiquitous and clichéd carved bone fish hooks we see adorning people today have given rise to the misconception that many design were ceremonial only and lacked any real function or efficacy. However, as Chris Paulin adeptly reveals through extensive research and informative text, the early Maori fishhook represented a masterpiece of design that was unsurpassed anywhere in the world and remarkably efficient - the equal of an modern steel hook. In fact, it took historians almost a quarter of a millennia to realise that early hooks operated to ‘trap’ the fish rather than ‘hook’ it. To assume that Maori fishing was a primitive affair is also incorrect: it was, in fact, an intrinsic part of the culture, very complex, organised, and highly skilled. For example, Maori fisheries were not localised and limited to inshore as many believe, but also encompassed quite distant offshore fishing grounds. If you have watched YouTube clips of fish leaping into boats and think its a modern marvel, consider this: it was a common technique by which Maori caught grey mullet over a century ago. From hooks to trolling lures, fish gorges to mile long Maori seine nets, ceremonies to intricate fishing rights, Te Matau a Māui is a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of fishing treasures. Illustrated throughout with plenty of colour and B&W photos, this book is a tremendous resource as well as being a great read. A must have.

It’s good to see some resurgence of interest in surfcasting, even amongst teenagers. In Canterbury a new surfcasting club has just been launched. I often get asked questions about surfcasting so will cover off the main points of concern. From experience, I’ve found a rod of 14 1/2ft works best. Powerful enough to cast five to six ounces and long enough to keep your line above most of the shoreline waves. Fixed spool reels, filled to the brim, should be of the tapered spool, long cast variety. Use 20lb nylon or better still 20lb Spiderwire Stealth braid. Use a tapered leader. I help a lot of people with this concept. The tapered leader is several metres long with one end about 20lb breaking strain and the other end about 70lb. The thinner 20lb end joins smoothly to your main line and the thicker 70lb end will stand the power filled cast and the desperate action of a fish as it is beached. A rod stand is essential and should be of solid steel construction, as many surfcasting beaches are stony and the rod stand needs to be hammered in. A medium sized chilly bin is good for keeping bait in optimum condition, as well as providing a comfortable seat whilst waiting for the next big bite! Inside the chilly bin with the bait, should be a sharp bait knife and bait cutting board. Bait choice needs to be carefully considered. It is absolutely important to use bait a targeted species will go for such as crab for rig and squid for snapper. A gaff can be handy to deal with bigger specimens but usually most fish can be beached on a suitable wave and left stranded for you to pick up. Never put the full dead weight of a big fish on your trace, which may have been weakened in the fight. Have two types of rigs to use when fishing to multiply your odds of success. Better still, have two rods in use with a different rig on each one. The two-hook ledger rig and the pulley rig are good rigs to try. These rigs can be purchased ready made or you can make your own. All your rigs need to be in a tackle box that can fit inside a backpack, along with the rest of your essentials. An essential

The two-hook ledger rig in action on the West Coast.

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Captain’s Log: Beam me up spotty The long and short of it all

I dedicate this month’s Captain’s Log to my parents, Patricia and David Crimp, who celebrated sixty years of marriage on 21 July. While the feat in itself is worth acknowledging and celebrating it is, in fact, a reflection behind which lies an extraordinary story of two ordinary folk who brought richness into the lives of people they touched. This became very apparent at the surprise party we organised to celebrate the occasion, when over fifty old friends and family traveled from near and far to share the moment with them. To see such genuine warmth and admiration for Mum and Dad, now in their eighties, made me realise how damn lucky I have been. Mum was abandoned by her father when she was four, after her mother died, so grew up with her siblings in an orphanage. She faced adversities children of today couldn’t imagine, yet it transformed her into the most energetic and wonderful mother - except whenever she was flicking that bloody wooden spoon over my knuckles for heinous crimes such as refusing to eat boiled soggy cabbage. She raised two beautiful children and my older brother, and orchestrated years of ‘Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn’ adventures for us kids on our farms at Glenrae and then Tadmor, south of Nelson. She became a Cub Leader and Scout Leader for us, worked in the raspberries, tobacco, and hops to give us a little extra, was in Women’s Division, and organised Raspberry Dances where she once threw a drunk six-foot tall forestry woodsman out the window he’d just climbed in. She

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started a garden group, walking group, crochet group, knitting circle, and did doll making, woodwork, shell craft, rug making, stamp collecting, gem hunting, watercolour painting, and once rode five miles on a 28-inch bike to strip down a teacher, Warren Lipsham, for strapping my sooky-bubba older brother who’d never even been told off in his life; she never rode anywhere whenever I got the strap but if she had, she would’ve been super fit! Dad was a grafter, a farmer, a hunter, a good provider, and a man of quiet disposition, yet somewhat paradoxical. His shy and unassuming character belies an innovative and incredibly talented man. He can sing and play the guitar ‘cowboy-style’. often driving us home from rare trips to Nelson late at night to the lament of Red River Valley, the uplifting You Are My Sunshine, and the melancholy Blackboard Of My Heart. He was a very good pig hunter and an excellent shot, and well respected throughout the district. Money from the wild pigs he sold was filtered into flying lessons at Nelson Aero Club where he became very skilled at the controls of a Piper Cub, once winning a ‘bombing’ competition with a direct hit to the bullseye with a bag of flour! He later built his own plane, A Jodel D11, in a shed on the farm and flew it on many pig spotting missions, and he taught Graeme and I to fly - unofficially! Dad was also an excellent farmer who shaped the land like a potter moulded clay. He left the land prematurely in his late forties due to a nasty tractor accident that should have killed him but, instead, he scaled a bank and walked a mile to summon help. He became an orderly at Nelson Hospital and when he turns up now as a patient, 20 years after retiring, the older nurses still greet him with loving smiles and chat away, leaving beaming, as though their day has suddenly become brighter. That old twinkle in the eye still has the magic.

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An article in the Otago Daily Times caught my eye when I was down south last year. It was titled Within Living Memory: Images from Our Past and featured a very large photo taken at a freshwater fishing competition for children hosted by the Otago Angling Association in October 1975. The photo depicted the weigh-in scrutineer doubled up with laughter and the reason for his mirth was patently obvious. Two tiny trout entered by a juvenile angler had registered a combined gross weight of just 7 ounces, which were dwarfed into insignificance by an enormous set of springbalance scales they were exhibited on. No wonder the scrutineer was cracking up!

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As a youngster fishing Dunedin’s Leith Stream one Saturday during 1949, I had caught a decent sized brown trout and my fishing buddy pleaded with me to enter it in the Otago Acclimatization Society’s Annual competition, which was being held the same day. He was adamant it would take a prize. I desisted and later discovered had I registered, I would have been declared the winner ‘by a country mile,’ according to my buddy. I took some pride in having elected to boycott the competition but in doing so I passed up the opportunity of taking out the top prize of a fishing knife and a gift voucher for 10 shillings ($1.00), which was a decent

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history and ended in the senseless murder of 297 people. The Second Amendment, written by people who fled oppressive and tyrannical regimes in Europe, gives the people the right to take up arms in defence of themselves, their families, and property in the face of invading armies or an oppressive government. Wounded Knee is the prime example of why the Second Amendment exists, and why attempts to infringe on the right to bear arms should be vehemently resisted. Lloyd Hanson

Dear Ed, At a Central South Island Fish & Game public meeting on 23 June, a representative of the Rangitata Diversion Race Scheme confirmed what many of us have known for some time, the fish screen is not working and its performance is nothing short of abysmal. Once again, those who have a responsibility to protect our fishery and enforce the legal requirements placed on this scheme, have failed. Firstly, Central South Island Fish & Game have failed on behalf of the stakeholders to ensure compliance and one has to ask why. Many believe this organisation to be dysfunctional, with serious issues of conflict of interest amongst its makeup. Secondly, Ecan is also aware of the issue but continues to allow abstraction in the face of a consent breach. It is very clear that the rule of law does not apply to the rich white farming community who continue to rape our precious water resource. Ken Lloyd Christchurch

Stand and be counted Dear Ed, Local government elections be it regional, city, or district councils take place later this year. Many important decisions relevant to outdoor recreation are made at local body council level: water allocation from rivers, pest management strategies and 1080 poison, access to river beds, and others. The most important thing every outdoors person is to vote. If you don’t vote, you cannot complain. But it goes beyond simply expressing a vote at the ballot box. You can write letters to local newspaper, comment on Facebook, website forums, phone radio talkback, and attend public meetings to have your say. But best of all, why not stand for your council? Crystallise in your mind’s eye what the issues for you are. Cleaning up rivers is a high priority. So too is huge RMA and ‘over-regulation’, water, local government amalgamation with current attempts to sneak this in via the back door, rates, debt, and any local issues you feel are important. Get on council. With your fishing, hunting, tramping, and other outdoor interests, you become the ears, eyes, and voice for outdoor recreation. Remember nominations close August 12.

Largest mass shooting not Orlando Dear Ed, The largest mass shooting in the United States was not in Orlando last month, but occurred December 29,1890, when 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, were murdered by federal agents and members of the 7th Cavalry, who had come to confiscate their firearms ‘for their own safety and protection.’ The slaughter began after the majority of the Sioux had peacefully turned in their firearms and wiped out the entire camp. Two hundred of the 297 victims were women and children. Wounded Knee was among the first federally backed gun confiscation attempts in United States

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Glossary needed for tackle Dear Ed, I am in my seventies and have been fishing-divingboating since I was 11 years old. With all this experience, I still cannot fathom all the fishing tackle hardware available today: rings, clips, droppers, poppers, hook styles! Could a glossary of all these clips and so forth be produced to give the layman an idea of their particular uses? Les Lower Hutt P.S. keep up the good work with a brilliant edition! (Ed replies: Yeah Les, I can sympathise - I remember catching cod and snapper off the shore as a kid with a hand line! If readers want to have a crack at doing a glossary for Les, we’ll publish it.)

Scallops half measures Having recently been to the MPI SCA7 drop in session at Takaka, I would say halfdone job by MPI; a total closure would have given the fishery a better rate of survival. Being a recreational scallop diver in the 1980s and having seen the damage dredging does to the seabed, I am not surprised to hear the fishery has failed. I think it's a lack of understanding by the commercial fleet, what damage it's doing to the seabed. Also the greed and arrogance (God given right) of many recreational fishers over time has caused its share of depletion as well. Having retired from farming nearly 10yrs ago, one gets an understanding of soil types, stocking rates etc. In recent times the increase in farming intensity is having a large impact on the environment and the industry is now being pressured to clean its act up. If you ploughed the

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TBfree NZ below threshold Dear Ed, Ron Eddy’s letter on Tb testing was bang on. Despite the facts he stated, the propaganda juggernaut of TbFree rolls on. In a recent farming paper the retiring vet at OSPRI said ‘possum blitz still needed for a wipeout.’ That means more 1080. Along with Nick Smith’s ‘Battle for the Birds’ 1080 drops, public lands are being saturated with poison that will kill deer, but also birds and insects - everything that eats it. I don’t know what planet OPSRI and their retiring vet live on, but on Planet Earth, NZ First MP, Richard Prosser, prised out of Primary Industries minister that, of 9830 autopsied last year, none had Tb. Over a decade of testing has shown ‘only 0.04% of the wild possum population have Tb symptoms.’ That 0.04% is way below the international ruling as to be regarded Tb free. There is no need for a ‘possum blitz’ and more 1080. Not only are DoC and OSPRI poisoning your forests, your birds and your deer, they are doing it with your money. So wake up chaps. Where’s your fight against the waste and wanton killing? Hello, NZDA? Are you home? Lloyd Hanson (Abridged) Marlborough

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Red deer were released in 1903 in Hope Arm on Lake Manapouri to create opportunity for ‘gentlemen’ to stalk these fine beasts. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t know too many ‘gentlemen’ that would walk these here hills to secure a prize head! However, the deer have spread throughout Fiordland, New Zealand’s last primordial wilderness area and an iconic destination that most fishermen or hunters dream of visiting. It is not the place you venture to and return disappointed. Quite the contrary; Fiordland never fails to deliver on one level or another: it’s rich in history, spectacular on the eye, teeming with fish life, and deer. Fiordland is one of those wonders that should be on everyone’s bucket list and it needs to be ticked off. If you have been thinking about this for years but have never done anything about it, or you’ve heard the stories and want to check it out... Fiordland Expeditions has been around since the 90’s and have a great inside knowledge on where the deer can be found. You can also hunt for lobster, thumping big blue cod, and many other delicious species during our trips! We specialise in five night trips between Doubtful Sound and Dusky Sound, taking in the best Fiordland has to offer. And there are no dull moments; with hunting, diving, fishing, relaxing, socialising, and generally having a good time we’re sure you will enjoy every minute of your time as we show you around our amazing backyard. So pull finger, get some mates together, and come on down… now! If you leave it too long... well you just may not be capable of climbing these here hills! Talk to us today at Fiordland Expeditions. We’re the

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product to their already great line up, the BULL (Beaut Utes Load Lid), made from powder coated 3mm treadplate with a reinforced frame underneath capable of carrying a static load of 200kg, the BULL is the perfect accessory for your work ute. We have used the mounting system from our incredibly popular Sportlid 1, meaning it is a non-drill fit and, even better, it comes off in seconds, so no matter what load you need to carry, on top of the lid, under the lid or without the lid, you can do it all. It also features a single twist lock to open the lid, a rear mounted handle, load rails, optional tie hooks, and an LED interior light.

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INTERNATIONAL VISITORS FOR THE SIKA SHOW Beretta NZ will have two representatives from Beretta sister companies attending the Sika Show.

Kim Juutilainen, Export Sales Manager

From Sako we have Kim Juutilainen, Export Sales Manager, and from Steiner, Martin Schormann, head of Sales Group Business. Sako are proud to be introducing the Tikka T3x family to New Zealand and the world. We believe these rifles are unlike anything you’ve seen before-and exactly what you have always wanted. Kim will be on our stand to talk about the new T3x, which is taking the market by storm, both here in New Zealand and overseas. Even the best rifle makers must continue developing if they wish to stay on top. At Tikka, product development is based not only on long-standing expertise, but also on the real experience of Tikka hunters and range shooters. The T3x product family of rifles is loaded with new features, ushering in a new era of accuracy. In addition to new features, our T3x rifles come with the best–in-class functionalities you’ve come to expect from our rifles. Hunters and range shooters all over the world can continue to count on Tikka to be functional, safe, and accurate, whatever the conditions. Call into our stand to view the T3x family and meet Kim . From Steiner we have Martin who

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be will on the stand to talk about the incredible performance of Steiner binoculars from Germany, that retail under $1000. Steiner’s logo is ‘Nothing Escapes You’ and Kiwi hunters will appreciate the Steiner Ranger Xtreme 10x42 with exceptional low light performance and tough design. Combine this with a wider field of view, new eye cups, and even better grip, the Ranger Xtreme are an outstanding hunting binocular priced under $1000. For the budget minded hunter, check out our Ranger 8x30 and ultra sharp models on special at the show The team at Beretta NZ look forward to meeting you at the 2016 Sika Show.

Desperation on the Dark Continent Daryl Crimp

“The odds of you seeing a nyala in this dense riverine forest, let alone a good trophy bull, are stacked against you Crimpy, so tread as quietly as you can - and then quieter!” My PH, Louis whispered. We were slipping into the riverine proper and commenced our stalk in silence, communicating with sign language. Every step was measured and feet had to be placed so that our footfalls were those of the giant bull elephant - completely soundless. African prey are astute and many have incredible hearing, the nyala no exception. Sign was plentiful and fifty metres into our stalk, a pleasant, musty animal smell assailed me. I tapped my nose and Louis nodded, an immense grin telling me it was ‘target species’. This early in the stalk! Fifty metres further along the well-used game trail, Louis pulled up hard, snapped his head to the right, and raised a single hand

Louis quietly navigates the thick riverine bush - nyala habitat.

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require a change of calibre, the STRASSER RS SOLO offers all the advantages of our straight-pull bolt action rifle at an extremely favourable price-performance ratio. The barrel of the RS SOLO comes with the calibre of your choice and fulfils its duties with consistently high performance and reliability. The STRASSER.TAC 1 was specifically designed for sport shooting. This precision weapon comes equipped with all the required properties that a marksman needs when their success is measured by the sum

by hunters all over the globe, this model, with our patented hydraulic barrel clamping, was enhanced in 2014 through a systematic further developed LS barrel exchange system, STRASSER RS 14. The simplicity of our newly designed RS barrel exchange system allows the same highly accurate, repeatable, and reliable change of calibre that has been renowned since the RS05. The new RS barrel exchange system fulfils the dreams of simple and innovative technology enthusiasts. For hunters whose shooting activities do not

of the points scored. It’s safe and accurate design and ergonomic operating functions makes a STRASSER straight-pull bolt action rifle a reliable companion when hunting on home territory, as well as abroad. Mathias and Caroline Strasser have hunted n New Zealand for red deer, tahr, and chamois with Jason Pace, who is the STRASSER importer based in Methven. Their passion for hunting in New Zealand inspired the production of The Strasser Tahr.

- palm facing me. That grin again. I looked but only jungle and vines looked back. The tiny stream between us and whatever had caught Louis’s eye burbled softly - mocking me. Louis moved so close his lips feathered my ear as he explained a big bull nyala was arse on to us, not more than 25m away! His whisper was a soft puff of wind, but an ear turned at his words! Then a tail switch. The old bull was perfectly melded to his environment and it was only its irritation at the flies that gave it away. Despite its close proximity, we had to use binoculars to see it clearly, and then only parts were revealed: the switching tail, one ear, and one giant, twisted, ivory-tipped horn. Louis indicated that he had to see the other horn before he could call it as a shooter. I mentally pigeon-holed him as an idiot, because there was no way I could see a clear shot in this ‘Rastafarian’ thicket! However, I was enjoying being so close, undetected, to my dream animal! Thirty minutes later, Louis caught a glimpse of the second horn and that grin told me I now had to find a way to pull off the impossible shot. The old warrior was backed into a thicket and keeping watch out over a grass clearing, and it was completely motionless apart from the twitch of an ear

or tail to flick away flies. Five minutes later, the flies got the better of the nyala and it started feeding. All it had to do was graze 50m downstream to a gap in the trees and I’d get a clear shot. It fed upstream! We parallel stalked it, keeping the 25 metres of separation, remaining slightly behind so it wouldn’t see us but not too far that it would smell us. I was strangely calm - in the zone. I was in Africa stalking an impressive bull nyala from 25 metres and my pulse was steady - surreal. Then Louis’s barely audible sigh caused my heart to quicken. His nod confirmed my fear; the nyala was 10m from being swallowed by a dense thicket. The situation was desperate. I had to act now. Stepping off the game trail, I picked my way to the bank on the edge of the stream, putting me 20 metres from the bull. ‘Good stalking,’ I mentally congratulated myself, but the accolade did nothing to make the impossible possible. The shot wasn’t on. Or was it? A tunnel in the vegetation, barely 30cm in diameter, suddenly materialised. Now all I had to do was will the bull to walk past that window. The big bull read my mind, turned and reached out over the opposite bank to nibble on some irresistible morsel. The shot was on.

The nyala spun in a cloud of ash-coloured dust and bolted downstream. Louis shouted something that I lost in the mist of confusion but I remember reassuring him the shot was good and the animal was dead on its feet. All this while I was sprinting downstream. I got to the clearing slightly ahead of my bull and, as it galloped into the open with its head craned forward, I swung,

gave it some lead and squeezed the trigger a second time. The nyala tumbled, two bullet holes an inch apart through the engine room! I had my apex trophy and it was, quite possibly, my most thrilling hunt ever. The Dark Continent had delivered! Why don’t you join me on my next African safari. Come and see me at The Sika Show.

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Kiwi Composites puts ULTRA into ultra-light

Carbon Fibre nanotechnology give shooters edge Rapid advances in technology have revolutionised hunting and shooting, and local company, Kiwi Composites, is at the forefront of lightweight stock development and carbon fibre wrapping of barrels. With the use of patented nanotechnology and modernised manufacturing processes, Kiwi Composite is able to now bring unprecedented accuracy and dependability within reach of local hunters. For the past three years, the small Kiwi company has been producing carbon fibre rifle stocks for the American market, and now has a stock designed specifically for New Zealand hunters. Essentially the brainchild of one of the partners, Peter Kowalski, a shooters’ shooter and keen hunter, the design is an amalgam of what he and his business partner liked best in a stock. Having shot and liked ‘50s style rifles, the Kiwi stock features a full palm swell and extended forend for good prone shooting, off bipods or back backs. “It is what you’d find in a good stock of fifty-years-ago - full size, because we haven’t had to cut any corners to save weight.” This is an important factor because the stock fits all Kiwis, from large hunters who require 14 3/4 pull, down to smaller shooters who fit 12 3/4. The miracle of the new technology has created a stock that is 20% larger than anything else on the market, but the same weight or even lighter, making it totally unique in the world! Using patent nanotechnology, Kiwi Composite stocks are one-piece bladder moulded in an aluminium tool so they have double the rigidity of two-piece split stocks. Being made from one-piece carbon, there is no seam, so the integrity of the material is not compromised by two halves trying to shear apart, which creates a stronger stock. Composite pillars are installed during manufacture, eliminating the need for aluminium bedding pillars, and ensuring the stocks shoot well from the factory. However, they do recommend skim bedding to ensure optimum results. Using the latest America’s cup technology and noncompressible lightweight foam, Kiwi Composites have been able to produce a comfortably fitting, lightweight rigid stock that produces less felt recoil. Carbon fibre wrapped barrels Again, using patented nanotechnology, Kiwi Composites have

produced a product that is unique in the world. The idea of carbon fibre wrapping a barrel is to produce maximum rigidity with maximum weight saving, and Kiwi Composites have been able to achieve this with a 22 - 25mm outside barrel diameter. The upshot to the hunter or shooter is: less felt recoil, multi-shot accuracy, total barrel protection from all atmospheric conditions, and a significant reduction in retained barrel heat (fire 60 shots and still touch the barrel). Of course, you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, so the basis of a good product is the barrel. After trying many different makes, Kiwi Composites has settled on Dan Hardy barrels because they have proved the most stable. They are 100% stress relieved so make the perfect pairing for carbon wrap. Pop along and meet the guys from Kiwi Composites at the Sika Show this year, and check out the latest advances that could give you a better hunting or shooting edge. SIKA SHOW SURPRISES A year is a long time in nanotechnology innovation and Kiwi Composites has many additions to its stand this year, most significantly an expanded range of stocks accommodating more action types and featuring new models: Tikka, Remington Model 7, Remington Model 700, Mosberg, Kimber, Howa, and Winchester. These ‘stocks in boxes’ will be available for purchase from the stand on the day. Kiwi Composites will also have carbon fibre barrels to view and these can be ordered on site. Expert staff will be on hand to assist and help with any enquiries. It doesn’t stop there. Kiwi Composites will have a range of accessories for sale on the day, including: Remington detachable bottom metal and mags for long and short action, Tikka detachable bottom metal long and short, Titanium accessories for Tikka, Stainless sling studs Shooting sticks, Huskamaw optics THE ULTIMATE SHOW STOPPER! But the ultimate show surprise is that two lucky hunters or shooters will each walk away with a carbon fibre stock, valued at $1040! To go in the draw to win a Kiwi Composite carbon fibre ultra-lightweight stock, simply visit their booth at the Sika Show and enter your name and contact details in the draw. For details see ad below.

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Greystone Guns specialises in high quality firearms customising If you like innovative products that enhance the performance of your firearm, professional gunsmithing, silencers that work and last, or if you want a unique colour combo/patterned finish on your project using Cerakote and applied faultlessly by a certified Cerakote applicator, then you need Greystone Guns. Desire the perfect load development for your rifle, zeroed by the professionals and supplied with ammo, then Greystone Guns has the solution for you: visit the Greystone Guns’ website or, better still, come and see the Greystone team at the Sika Show. Greystone Guns offers a complete service, from sourcing components, repairing firearms, or custom building rifles. They hold a large selection of Cerakote colours in stock and can order other colours by request. Greystone Guns holds a Dealer Firearms Licence, so can work on all types of firearms

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Another time I was using the AJ Caller from the hut, trying to arouse an elusive stag Bruce had been tracking for three years without even sighting it. Whenever Bruce called from the hut it would work itself into a frenzy, but it always fell silent the moment he entered the bush. This time we changed tack. Bruce had been hunting all morning and radioed me as he was heading back. The plan was for me to attract the stag’s attention while Bruce approached from a different direction. All worked well, except the stag remained unusually silent when I called.

I was engrossed in what I was doing.

I called spasmodically as instructed, not wanting to overdo it, and about twenty minutes later heard footsteps coming through the manuka behind me. Thinking that it was Bruce’s son ‘Horse’ returning early from a hunt.

young animal within sight of the back

Sika for meat Daryl Crimp

ika get under your skin. There is something intangible about hunting them that keeps you coming back for more. They can be both easy and difficult to hunt. They can be sneaky, elusive, and cheeky. They can be bold as brass and ethereal as a wisp of mist. They can be bloody frustrating and equally satisfying to hunt. And they are tasty. While I am a novice sika hunter, I am fortunate to hunt with good mate and experienced sika hunter, Bruce McKenzie, who typically spends a week to ten days at a time on sika missions. We generally pack light because trips of this duration result in plenty of animal encounters, so securing camp meat is never an issue. We usually pack in fresh meat for the first three meals and then rely on venison for the remainder of the stay, which saves on weight for the chopper but also fits our hunting strategy. With trophy animals the main objective, we don’t shoot a meat animal straight away, although it would make

sense to have one hanging a few days. Instead, we spend the first day or two having a cursory look over the block in case an easy trophy is lucked upon - this hasn’t happened on my watch! It also lets us pinpoint easily accessible meat animals that can be harvested later - no point in carry them further than you have to. The beauty of sika is they have adapted to Man readily and can live in close proximity to hunters without being ‘disturbed’. Unlike red deer, which will run across two valleys when disturbed, sika will circle behind you and carry on feeding. On one hunt we’d stopped 500m from the hut to glass a sunny hillside for stags. The frost was crisp, crusty snow lay in the shadows and the sika rut had expired, so the stags were starting to congregate and feed in the open. Something made me look back at the hut and there on a sunny clay pan beside it were two stags. They’d come from a patch of manuka 50m from the hut and had been undeterred by our generator, clomping about the hut, and general chatter.

Twenty minutes later, when I went to repeat the sika call, I heard the same footsteps retreating through the manuka. Upon investigating, I found the fresh marks of a sika stag. The bastard had snuck in from behind and had been watching me from about 15m away, all that time! There was nothing to it but abort the hunt and salvage some pride by shooting a meat animal. I snuck up behind the hut and took a plump window. Hanging it in a tree, I carried on because, you never just know with sika, there could have been a monster over the very next rise.

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Good hearing good hunting Part of audiology is hearing loss prevention. Using firearms without the use of hearing protection can cause permanent hearing loss and tinnitus, even after one shot fired near you. Using muzzle brakes is particularly dangerous because they can increase the loudness up to 166dB. This is louder than the threshold of pain. Below is an excellent link with discussions and sound level measurements of various firearms and muzzle brakes. www.precisionrifleblog.com/2015/08/07/ muzzle-brakes-sound-test/ A study from Wisconsin showed men between 48 and 92 who hunted on a regular basis were more likely to have a noise induced hearing loss, and risk increased by 7% for every additional five years of hunting. It is the most common form of hearing loss, but the damage is not always evident immediately, often building up over time. Symptoms of hearing loss are varied and may include: noticing a muffled sensation or ringing in the ears, missing sounds like /s/ /sh/ /t/ /f/ in the case of high-pitched hearing loss, reporting that speech can be heard, not understood, or accusing others of mumbling. The sudden permanent loss that can also occur from single gun shots will be of a much greater degree and not just in the higher frequencies. A ruptured eardrum will likely heal and there may be some recovery, but damage to the bones requires surgery. The loss will typically be different between ears due to acoustic shadow - basically your head is in the way. A right-handed shooter will shoulder the gun on the right, tucking the right ear into the shoulder and having the left ear closer to the gun barrel. This means right-handed shooters have a more severe hearing loss in the left ear because the right ear is in the acoustic shadow of the head. TIPS TO PROTECT HEARING • Always use some type of hearing protection any time you fire a gun. – remember the damage is cumulative • Always have disposable HPDs handy— make them part of your gear. • Double-protect your ears; like putting

muffs over plugs when shooting big-bore firearms. • Choose smaller calibre firearms for target practice and hunting. • Choose single-shot firearms instead of lever action, pump, or semi-automatic guns. • Avoid shooting in groups or in reverberant environments. • Use electronic or nonlinear HPDs for hunting. • Reduce the noise – use a suppressor – it can reduce the sound by 25-30 dB? Keep the HP on – just because you are not shooting does not mean someone close by is not. Same with bow hunting. Someone else close by may be using firearms. Education is the key and the younger you start the better. Get kids in the habit when they are younger so it becomes common practice and they’ll think nothing of it as they continue to hunt later on. Hearing protection varies from standard ear muffs to highly sophisticated electronic valves, and even custom made devices that amplify speech and sounds in the bush but cut off when a shot is fired. Good hunters know that hearing protection is just part of the gear you need to be safe. Custom SoundGear from Starkey allows you to have devices in your ears that allow you to hear in quiet then cut out at loud impact noise. These are the costliest option. Custom made ear plugs are solid protection, a silicone impression is made of your ear and then sent off to the lab for manufacturing. Another, less expensive, option is a madeon-the-spot custom mould that is specially priced at $95 a pair, for the Sika Show only. There is no question that part of the pleasure of hunting is spending time outdoors and hearing the various sounds of nature. The good news is that if you protect your hearing now, you’ll be able to enjoy nature’s sounds for years to come. If you have questions about your hearing and hearing protection, contact Laura Arnold Audiology at 0800 564 646 in Taupo, or Lisa Keen Audiology at 06 757 8380 in New Plymouth for all your hearing needs.

Pitt Island hunters’ paradise Daryl Crimp

While the Chatham Islands is a popular destination, the jewel in this archipelagos’ crown is Pitt Island - the chalk to the Chatham’s cheese. Remote, lush, verdant, and home to unique landscape. flora, geology, and historical sites. It is the first place in New Zealand to see the sun and it is home to the last genuine population of Pitt Island Saxon merino ram, a popular trophy for hunters worldwide. These animals give an insight into what sheep were like a hundred and seventy years ago: browsers more so than grazers, they were lean, small framed and tasty, and they remain so today. They are nothing like the dumb, dozy, and fat domesticated sheep that dot our agrarian pastures today, but are intelligent, wily and bloody flighty, so they are akin to hunting an animal that has characteristics of deer and chamois. They’ll spook from three hundred metres and when they do, the whole flock will head for the coastal bluffs where they are quite at home and safe. Pitt Island rams can be challenging to hunt and terrain of Pitt Island makes for an incredibly unique experience. Plus, there is nothing like taking your Pitt Island ram on its home turf - Pitt Island. Brent and Bernie Mallinson run the only guiding opportunity on the island from their beautifully appointed lodge in Flowerpot Bay - the setting is stunning and unlike anything in the world. The hunting area is accessed via

quad bikes through forests and landscapes that resemble a Peter Jackson movie setting, and the domain of the sheep is truly primordial. Meat animals as well as impressive trophy rams are available, and pig hunts can be arranged to order. The fishing is sublime and can be incorporated into the package. Monster blue cod, kingies, and groper in the shallows are just some of what’s on offer. The Mallinsons also cater for non-hunters and run a fascinating history and nature tour of the island. It really is a nature lovers’, fisher’s, and a hunter’s dream playground, so contact Brent and Bernie to secure your Pitt Island experience now.

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Let the mountains speak for themselves Mike Daisley, CEO - Mountain Safety Council

Recently, I caught up with a friend of mine who’s an outdoor education facilitator. He reminded me — at length — of the giant revolution the global outdoor adventure community has been on in through the last century and what it meant for the modern ‘outdoors’ person. Globally, we’ve come from WW1 era of wool and canvas equipment all the way to super light rip-stop synthetics, waterproof down and ‘smart wool’, (whatever that is?) The great outdoors has been a place of solace, respite, and comfort for the general public. It’s also been a place of great adventure, where one’s actions had real consequences. You made your way under your own steam. It’s this sense of adventure, and how we experience it, that shapes how we as MSC seek to prepare people for their trips. I learned recently that there had been six major ‘generations’ or styles of how outdoor facilitators sought to teach via the wilderness. The most basic of these is ‘Let the mountains speak for themselves’. Most people will go into the outdoors and end up having choices to make which have consequences. Consequences have associated risks, and the ability to judge risk — perceived or actual — is one of life’s great challenges. Hunters are faced with all sorts of choices, but the ability to correctly judge risk is surely one of the most important. The risks involved with hunting can be very obvious, or quite subtle. For example, you might have a chance to take a shot, but the animal is standing on a ridgeline? You could be tracking an animal for several hours, but to get the shot you need to cross a swollen river? You could be

after Tahr in the high country unaware that you're in an avalanche zone? You might have a precarious ledge to glass from that's been the only opportunity for ages. Getting these judgement calls right can be the difference between making it home to your family or not. Obviously, the NZ Mountain Safety Council is principally about safety; it’s in the name after all. However, we’re not about scaring people away from the wilderness. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. We advocate for safety, and we advocate for participation in the outdoors. These need not be mutually exclusive. Where possible, we say, “Make It Home” rather than “Don’t Do This”. What we mean by that statement is, “Make it home so you can do it all over again!” After all, what good is a one-off adventure? We’re advocating for good decision making, sound trip planning, and the ability to know when an adventure is becoming a misadventure. My facilitator friend tells me this is a method of teaching called ‘frontloading’. By highlighting potential consequences, the lesson and the intervention will become more obvious, and the experience need not be played out in real time. So, what’s the one or two things they need to know that might make the difference? What’s the #MakeItHome message that will resonate with them and affect their decision making? How do we make this message as contextual to the participant as possible so that they remember it, and act on it? This is the challenge we have at MSC. One I’m glad to be a part of. www.mountainsafety.org.nz

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Head along to the Sika Show this year and shoot the breeze with our experienced team We will have our resident guru there for Zeiss to answer any questions you may have. Take a look at everything Zeiss has to offer and find the best optics to suit your interests. We will also have our team of firearms and hunting specialists there at our main stand representing leading brands in hunting; Browning, Howa, Nikko Stirling and Miroku to name a few. We are all outdoorsmen so we know our stuff and know what works out there. Come and have a catch up, get your hands on that next rifle and try it on for size. There will be plenty to look at to spark your interest including our latest releases hitting the market in firearms and optics. We will have a few show specials on offer so it’s worth checking out if you’re on the look out for that new toy. See you there.

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MPI is aware that some fishers were taken by surprise at the closure of the scallop season in the Marlborough Sounds. Following a survey in November 2015 that showed scallop biomass was at a low point, proposals were developed with support from a multi-sector group which included a range of local recreational fishers with an interest in scallops as well as industry representatives. The closure options were publicly released early in June 2016, with media outlets including stuff.co.nz, The Marlborough Express, The Nelson Weekly and others widely reporting on the potential for closures. MPI also advertised and held public drop in sessions to discuss options at Blenheim, Nelson, Motueka and Takaka in June, which were attended by around 150 people. Feedback on the consultation closed on Friday 1 July by which time MPI had received more than 160 written submissions.

MPI carefully reviewed and analysed these submissions and provided them to the Minister for Primary Industries along with our advice to review. Following consideration, the Minister formally announced his decision on Monday 11 July, with changes gazetted on Thursday 14 July and coming into effect the following day. Immediately following the announcement, closure adverts were placed in ten newspapers in Nelson, Marlborough, Blenheim, Waimea, Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch. The information was also posted on MPI’s website, MPI Fisheries Nelson/ Marlborough/Kaikoura Facebook page and used in a three week radio advertising campaign across Blenheim and Nelson. A large number of proposals to improve the fishery were also put forward during consultation. These will be worked through in consultation with fishery stakeholders during the current closure period to assist in developing a longer term solution for the fishery. If you would like to be informed of any upcoming fisheries management issues in your area, you can join the MPI recreational fishing mailing list. Please email recfishingteam@mpi.govt.nz and you will be sent a link to subscribe to the service for any areas you choose. MPI also has a local Facebook page and Twitter account where fisheries decisions are notified.

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Head knocking at night Kevin Campkin

New Plymouth Surfcasting Club.

I'd been watching the weather a couple of days prior and with the wind from the north and the swell good, off I went. The plan was from fish from Okato for the evening and I arrived to a perfect sea, with good colour and just the right amount of swell. I set up and fished into the rocks, using octopus and squid as bait. Things were quiet for a bit and then right on dark I was hit by a flurry of activity, landing three small snapper one after the other. Then it went quiet again and in such circumstances it would be easy to think it’s all over Rover and head home. However, perseverance sometimes pays off and surfcasting is all about doing the hard yards, so I settled in for the long haul. About an-hour-and-a-half after dark something big grabbed my bait and bolted. Try as I might, I couldn’t stop it and

immediately thought ‘stingray’! As it came to the end of its first powerful run I felt the telltale head-knocking transmitted down the line and thought, ‘Hang on, I’d better take my time here!’ I played it a bit more gingerly and as it came in close, its tail popped out of the water - there’s nothing more adrenaline pumping than seeing a pink tail in your headlamp. Seeing me must have been adrenaline pumping for the fish because it scorched off again, with me giving up hard won line in favour of risking a bust off. With patience and steady pressure I was able to gradually coax the big fish in and eventually land it. I was stoked at the size; a 7.03kg lump of fish and a good reward for hard yards put in.

NELSON MARLBOROUGH SOUTHERN SCALLOP FISHERY CLOSING FROM 15 JULY Following consultation on the long-term sustainability of the Southern Scallop Fishery (SCA7), there will be a temporary partial area closure in place for the taking and possession of scallops in the Nelson and Marlborough Sounds area for the 2016–17 season, starting Friday 15 July 2016 and ending 14 February 2017. No person may take or possess scallops from the areas marked in red on the map. The partial area closure applies to both commercial and recreational fishers, and gives the scallop beds time to rest and recover. This ensures our shared fishery space remains sustainable now, and into the future. During the closure period, longer-term management options will be developed. If you have any questions about the closure please contact the Nelson MPI Fisheries office on 03 548 1069, search MPIFisheriesNelsonMarlboroughKaikoura on Facebook, or visit www.mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resources/consultations. Map showing the areas (in red) that are closed to the taking and possessing of scallops for the 2016-17 Southern Scallop Fishery season.

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Crimpy - “You know what would be a good idea?” Annette - “WHAT?” Crimpy - “Six children!” Annette - “NO, NO, NO!” Crimpy - “You know what would be a good idea?” Annette - “WHAT?” Crimpy - “Let’s publish a fishing paper and make it FREE to the reader by funding it with advertising, you know paid for publications are on the slide, but being FREE will give us a bigger distribution.” Annette - “Now that is a good idea!” What was I thinking? This one baby that is now 10-years-old probably equals giving birth to and raising six children - and some! Like all new babies, you start out with heaps of enthusiasm and no manual, learning as you go, but who is going to do what? Crimpy will write it and sell ads, Annette will sell ads and do the rest. Phew! Just like bringing up the children you celebrate each year with new milestones and we have had a few. Not long after our first year we introduced a Canterbury edition and employed more staff. The recession forced us to merge the Top of the South and Canterbury editions to be totally South Island focused. Through reader demand, the Lower North

called and distribution grew through our new advertisers who became Dedicated Distributors. Businesses and retailers quickly identified that people returned each month to the same distributor to get their copy, thus giving retailers potential to sell them something. OOPS readers, the secret is out! Many businesses also realised the paper was an incredibly successful advertising medium because of the trust and loyalty of our readers. And once again this reader and advertiser demand saw the paper expand and distribution grow past Taupo, which made us a national publication. Over the past 10 years we have developed successful print media strategies through the paper, as endorsements from advertisers like Fluid Electronics show:

"A massive thanks to Annette, Crimpy, and the team at The Fishing Paper & Hunting News for their support and regularly allowing me to sneak through with the smallest margins of deadline time to spare(this edition is no exception). We have tried other media to advertise in but this paper is simply the best: guaranteed results with great sales and nation wide exposure. We now have customers from North of Auckland down to Invercargill and out to the Chathams! People read this paper and act!"

Also Henderson’s, who have never missed advertising in an issue ever, reinforces the place print media has in marketing strategies today. While there is increased competition from other mediums, including social media and digital, which is the latest ‘craze’, print remains economical, effective, and is actually on the upswing again as savvy businesses follow the lead of the Henderson’s and Fluid’s by recognising the power of print.

We have also embraced new trends and incorporated them into our successful model to give readers and advertisers the best of both worlds, through our on line issue and interactive digital ‘Print to Pixel’ concept. Our greatest strength, though, is our readers who continue to grow in an era where other publications are in decline and losing circulation. Over the past decade we have grown to now have the highest circulation of any fishing, hunting, and

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keep it that way! Sam wanted to camo up with face paint. He wanted to carry the pack and rifle and binos. “Slow down a bit mate,” I said. “I’ll carry the pack and rifle - you carry the Swarovskis - big trust there buddy, they are like another child to me so be careful.” So armed with the .270, Sam and I hit the hills and, within 10 minutes of leaving the vehicle, heard a croak from a terrace above us. We followed one of the many deer trails snaking their way up the steep face. For a five-yearold this is akin to scaling Mount Everest, so it was one proud wee man when we crested the top. The croaking was almost nonstop so we immediately stalked towards the buck, which was in some unpruned pines a140 metres ahead. The only way to see was to get down low

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18 HUNTING NEWS - AUGUST 2016 under the branches. The fallow here have the advantage, as they can see under the trees; as they feed, putting their eyeballs only a few inches from the ground, they can spot any movement and scarper in an instant. In a whisper, I explained to Sam we would have to crawl very slowly forward, keeping an eye out for does and satellite bucks. “It’s a bit scary dad, he sounds like a monster,” Sam said. “You’ll be okay mate, we got this,” I said, patting the Winchester. We crawled onwards, Sam pressed close to my side, and spotted a heap of legs 40m ahead, in amongst a couple of downed pines. We lay flat and watched for a while, trying to pick out the buck but, with the low branches, all you could see were legs. Every now and again a deer Sam - all packed up for the hunt.

would step in a gap and you could see the whole animal, but the buck wasn’t moving into those gaps. I whispered to Sam that we had to crawl closer to get more shooting lanes, but only when he croaked. The deep croaking started and off we crawled, only a couple of metres at a time, between croaks: push the pack with rifle on top forward as far as I could reach, shimmy up with son next to me, watch all deer at once, then repeat to cover the 10 metres. It took an age but we got to a wee spot that gave us a better view. We were about 70-80 metres from the buck but still hadn’t had a good look at him; only his legs and belly. He was moving in between the two downed pines but not coming into full view, so we waited. He ducked his head a couple of times, giving us a glimpse of nice palmation and a big thick neck, so I knew he was a mature buck. He just wasn't staying in one spot long enough for a clear shot. We waited and waited, while it started to get darker. I was starting to think night fall might beat us when, suddenly, he just walked into a shooting lane and gave me a great broadside. I had a good steady rest over my pack and had the cross hairs just in the fold of the front shoulder, so touched off a shot. I lost him momentarily with the recoil and when the sight picture returned, I was rewarded with the buck on his side, kicking his last amidst the drumming of hooves from his fast disappearing harem and younger adversaries. I ejected the round, turned to Sam, and said, “Got him mate.” His smile was a mile wide. “That was so cool dad,” he said as he picked up the empty shell. “Where’s the pointy bit?” “In the buck down there bud,” I said. The buck was mature, not a huge head but a cracker all the same. We paid our respects and then Sam got his wish, as he had to carry the pack and the binos, while I had the buck and the gun. I snatched a couple of great photos of Sam and his first deer with dad. The smile says it all. I think I’ve got another son hooked on hunting.

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We woke up at 6:30am and straddled the quad bike to head to our hunting spot in the Marlborough Sounds. Winding out of the bay, the winter air was crisp, which promised a good day ahead. I dropped dad off on one side of the private property and then drove to where I was going to hunt, parked the bike, and began the slog up the hill to the ridge. I’d spotted a deer from about a km away and couldn’t make out what it was, but wasn’t going to let dad in on this one. I’ve been hunting for five years with him and managed to knock over five hinds but no stags. Maybe this time. Once on the ridge, I sat down for a rest and radioed dad to let him know I was in place and check how he was going. He’d only just got underway and after a quick chat, I got up and carried on along the ridge. Suddenly, I spotted what looked like a leg between some bushes not too far off. I dropped down and looked through my scope. Sure enough it was a deer, but I could only see its leg. After watching for a few seconds, it stepped out and I saw it was a good looking stag. My heart started racing and I think my hands were shaking - it looked huge and I could

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see a mass of antlers above its head. It hadn’t seen me so I put the crosshairs on his shoulder and fired. It was a hit but he wasn't down, so I put another one in him and he dropped. Later examination revealed the first shot from my Howa 7mm.08 to have been a killing shot, obliterating the heart, but the second through the neck

was good insurance. I was elated at finally taking my first stag, a nice thirteen pointer! It had been a successful hunt and I was absolutely stoked. Going solo proved a winner, but I let dad in on the last part of the hunt so he didn’t feel left out - dragging the beast back to the bike!

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“Pig! I see a pig!” The passenger behind me yelled. Rotating my head 180 degrees I too saw a pig. Well I sorta saw it. I glimpsed a dirty derriere dash into a patch of manuka up the hill to my right. On the very edge of my peripheral vision it appeared an average sized grunter of indiscriminate sex and colouration. Braking hard I emerged from my truck Annie Oakley style. In mere seconds I had my rifle readied and that patch of manuka visually surrounded. Nothing happened. One of my sidekicks continued to keep the manuka under surveillance, while I let my dogs out of the dog box and hurried them to the downdraft below it. Off they streaked. Pearl and Gin on a mission. Up, up and away. Away? Yup, somehow the pig had vacated its manuka sanctuary and sneaked through the long grass surrounding it without a trace. The two dogs tracked it higher and higher before cresting the ridge and vanishing. That's when my passenger informed us her pig was a big boar. As it scarpered into the scrub she had been able to see its testicles and its tusks. Indeed, its tusks were so big she could see them protruding from the sides of its mouth. Up and over the crest went boar and dogs before bounding down a rock strewn spur. All three leapt the creek in a single bound - dogs gaining ground. Midway up the adjacent face Pearl caught up with her quarry. In a patch of saw-toothed lawyer and spiky matagouri they clashed. Gin arrived soon after, amidst the vines and the prickles she took over bailing duties, yelling for me to get there quick. With visions of jutting tusks and a bulky boarasaurus, my stride quickened when I heard Gin’s call for help. I tore through the lawyer vines and they tore through me. Barked and gouged, blood dripped from my brow and off the end of my nose. Pearl came and urged me on. She too was bloodied and panting. The boar heard my endeavours at haste and

he ripped into Gin, knocking her down before hightailing westward. The dogs caught him up. I caught them up. A glimpse of piebald porker in tight vegetation before he detected my presence and again he broke away. Sensing a shift in dominance I stampeded towards Gin’s faltering bail. Both she and Pearl were losing confidence in the tight confines of snow-stunted manuka and matts of vines. I immediately knew why, when I finally caught sight of their foe. He was no hulking hog, nor tusky tyrant - he was wee! With barely enough bravado to front a bail-up, the wee boar was slithering through the vegetation like the proverbial greasy pig. Shaped like a missile, with boney brows, tough skin and hard feet he had the advantage over the girls, with their big forwardfacing eyes, long fragile legs, soft ears and paws. Even less-suited to the tangle was me, slow, soft-skinned and upright. Break after break the young boar dashed from tangle to tangle till he met his match. The dogs kept him contained within a thicket long enough for me to resume my Annie Oakley pose - rifle raised and ready. A tiny projectile sped through the gap between branches and vines and my passenger’s boarasaurus breathed no more. Smelly, skinny and scarred from recent battles, he was not fit for the freezer. His tusks did not jut from the sides of his mouth. They were short and small. All that considered, I removed his jaw and carried it out. You see, this pig was a noteworthy trophy, not for me, but for my passenger who was just five-yearsold. She saw a boarasaurus, who am I with my failing eyesight to say he’s not!

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Optically Speaking - with Ant Corke Calling all farmers and lifestyle blockers. Get those pesty bunnies now! There is no better time than late winter and early spring to get out and shoot those rabbits before they begin breeding. Whereas one shot will suffice now, six shots will be required by mid to late spring for the same effect. Favourable factors for successful control include short grass, giving the rabbits less cover to hide in, and long nights, perfect for assessing population density, and eradication. The weather can play its part also. A few days of freezing cold and wet weather will keep those rabbits sheltering. As soon as the sun is out, and the air is still, those rabbits will be hungry, and busily making-up for lost time. The following is an account of my experience on a Pugh Road property that was, by Nelson standards, overrun with rabbits. The main reason why this property had so many rabbits was the presence of several 20ft containers, which acted as a perfect breeding habitat, allowing the rabbits a safe haven to breed and populate the rest of the property. To complicate matters, most of the rabbits were in close proximity to dwellings and horses, which limited my options due to safety requirements. I started my rabbit eradication with a .22LR rifle and a night vision riflescope. This was a highly effective combination around the orchard and open paddocks away from the dwellings, but due to the constant danger of ricochet caused by the flatness of the terrain, unsuitable around the horses and dwellings. Around the dwelling and horses, I used a .22 air rifle fitted with a Yukon Sentinel night vision scope. On a single evening, I shot over forty rabbits, safely, without any disturbance

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to the occupants and horses. After a couple of weeks of shooting, the rabbits were reduced to a handful, which I polished of in due course. This was over three years ago, and the rabbit numbers have been low since, and just require culling as necessary. The air rifle and night vision scope was a deadly combination. On a moonless night, with a slight breeze in my face, I was able to approach rabbits to within 20 to 30 metres, and pick them off one by one. Whilst one rabbit was in its death throes, other rabbits within a few metres, would briefly stop feeding, sit-up, then, begin feeding again. The shot to kill ratio was phenomenal. This method of pest control is highly effective and affordable. The Yukon Sentinel night vision scope retails at around $1050 + GST, and is a fully tax deductable purchase. It is ideal for all pests, including rats and possums, and when fitted to a centrefire, it is perfect medicine for marauding pigs and deer. If you require more information about Yukon and Pulsar night vision systems, visit your local gunshop, or our website: www.yukonoptics. co.nz

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Click, bugger, bang - family time! James Hills

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Kaikoura Ranges standing stark against the sky, so we decided to go for a family walk. Sam suggested we take the .308, just in case. After a good forty minutes of walking we emerged from the bush onto a nice clear ridge. Rachel immediately spotted something and pointed out movement across the gully; out walked two hinds and their fawns. Remaining still and quiet, we were entertained watching the fawns running and jumping around without a care. It was a great opportunity to be able to observe deer undisturbed in their natural environment. With the show over, we continued walking for about 10 more minutes when Molly-Rose and I heard a hiss from behind. We looked around to see Sam whispering, ‘Deer,’ and pointing across the gully. I took a look, shook my head and said, “Nah man, it’s just a goat”. Sam indignantly replied, ‘Dad, it’s a deer, I’ve been watching it with my binoculars.” It turned out Sam was right, so a stalk was planned. Leaving the girls to watch from a vantage point, Sam and I set off on the hunt. Immediately we faced the problem of a steep gully between us and our target but, deciding it was now or never, scaled down the side until we could find an average shooting spot. It wasn’t easy but finally I had the doe in my sights. Click; the bullet didn’t fire. Bugger. The deer looked around, so we ducked. Second shot, spot on. I reckon it was 230 -250m away up a cliff and from a difficult shooting position, so was pleased to hear the hit. The hind did a cartwheel and tumbled down. I was quite surprised with the result, as was Sam. We eagerly scrambled down the face to butcher and retrieve our deer.“Nice goat, dad,” Sam quipped as we got there. After cutting up the meat and stashing it in my pack, we faced the long slog back to the girls, who were thrilled to have watched the whole hunt. On the way out, Sam scared a mob of goats with his .22 magnum! Not a bad way to spend a few hours with the family. Sam Hills where he's happiest - out in the hills chasing deer.

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Having spent a few weeks chasing silver on Canterbury rivers and having a low patch at work, I figured I should get back to what I know best, surf casting. After watching the time tick by at work, I raced home on Friday, packed my car and headed north, arriving in Kaikoura about 7.30 pm. I rigged up and fished for about an hour-and-a-half, using scallops as bait. I managed eight moki and a red cod, all undersize, so packed it in. I met up with Greg Terras around 6.00am next morning. It was cold but we didn't mind, so we fished for a couple hours but with not a huge amount of success - just a couple small moki. Then the wind turned and was blowing in our face. Although it wasn't pleasant, it wasn't bad either and it coloured up the water. I thought there could be some seven-gillers around so on went some salmon for bait. The first big bend in the rod proved me right and I went on to battle it out with three seven-gillers, a decent conger eel, and a small stingray, along with the moki and other fish I

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caught. Greg also managed two seven-gillers. Of our catch, a couple were small, 20-40lb, but a couple were a bit bigger. We fished on into dark but it was pretty quiet so we retired for a well earned sleep. Sunday dawned to a beautiful morning, which had us back at the surf full of anticipation. I threw out some rainbow trout as bait but, having seen Greg get a couple of dogfish, I was a little disappointed when my line went slack. I said to Greg, “Here's a doggy for me,” and started winding up the slack. The moment I felt the weight come on, 50m of line suddenly peeled off my reel, straight out to sea! This was no doggy and thinking it wouldn’t be a

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Crimpy cut his hunting teeth on Peter Harker’s column in the Christchurch Star, became friends with his idol in the late eighties, and had him pen a regular column in The Fishing Paper & Hunting News until recently. Harker has retired the pen and Crimpy looks back on a career that was a high octane mix of mischief, madness, and adventure.

Last hunt with Harker A combination of genetics and colourful experiences in his formative years imprinted the character of Peter Harker and evolution did the rest to sculpt a man who has been described a loveable rogue, tireless explorer, folk hero, rebel, and legendary hunter. He is both charismatic and enigmatic, always charming and never short of a yarn to pepper a conversation. When put to words in the popular seventies newspaper column, Hunting with Harker, his stories fired the imaginations and aspirations of many young hunters, and his books became New Zealand classics. Pete’s dad was a keen hunter, so introduced him to the sport but without concession. He hunted Les Burnett’s property in the Lees Valley for pigs and deer, and invited young Pete along but strictly on a man’s terms. “He wouldn’t wait for me and if I couldn’t keep up, I had to find my own way back to the hut!” Eventually he was able to complete a hunt and he says the experience made him fit. “Like an old pull-through for a rifle, I could go for ages on a ‘chocky’ biscuit!” Pete’s trademark cheeky humour surfaced early on. On a hunt in the back country with Bill McCully, Pete was kept awake by a cacophonous snoring, so planted a wet kiss squarely on Bill’s cheek. “He slept the rest of the hunt like he was in a straightjacket!” After false starts with building, dentistry, car sales, and the freezing works, Pete got on the right tracks with NZ Railways and ultimately found himself in Ross on the West Coast. With ‘lots of spare time’ in his job, he quickly gravitated to the bush and says the hunting was fantastic in the prehelicopter era. “There were virgin tops where the deer just ran up to you!” Pete was approached by Lands & Survey to map much of the Coast and he put forward many of the names now on

maps: Harker Torrent, Harker Stream, Winchester Stream, Harker Pass, Stover Stream and so on. He was approached by overseas firms to test gear: Winchester, Burris scopes, and Sako, and even local Swanndri firm engaged him. Norma Ammunition even made a cartridge case especially for him. Pete started meat shooting at 10 cents a pound and shot professionally for meat and head skins for a time: three tahr were a load from the Scone to the road. He describes the winged and chopper era as the ‘Glamour Industry’ but said it was incredibly hard work. “You’d be off at daybreak, flying all day on an apple or orange and then back at camp around 9.00pm!” It was spasmodic work and hard on the body, but thrilling to have been part of the Wild West chapter in New Zealand’s history. It also triggered the flying bug in Pete that later saw him purchase a plane of his own. It also brought the renegade and rapscallion out of him, ultimately pitting him against officialdom and The Grim Reaper in equal measures. He bought an old Chinese crop-duster that was designed for the paddy fields, which locals affectionately dubbed ‘The Bamboo Bomber’. The plane was slow enough for Pete to shoot deer from! “It was so slow seagulls overtook me!” With a shooter on board he’d fly low over the deers’ heads, with the engine just ticking over, and shoot them with a shotgun loaded with ball bearings. He’d land and go fishing while the shooter gutted the deer. Once he was doing a reconnoitre up the headwaters of the Nile and Four Mile with Pete Bailey, when the ‘observer’ announced he was ‘dying for a piss’! Harker knew of an old Lands & Survey strip on the Paparoa Range that was now overgrown, so he approached it at stall speed with full flaps on. As he closed in, the small bushes turned into large trees but he was committed. The landing was ‘heavy’, pushing

June and Pete Harker in retirement.

the control stick through the floor and ripping off the front wheel. They found some rusty wire, re-attached the wheel, and cleared a ‘makeshift strip’ by hand. Pete Bailey then held the tail while Harker got the revs up enough to take off. Bailey then faced a very long walk out. Pete Harker crashed another of his ‘planes’ while ferrying it from Reefton, ending with a stint in Burwood Spinal Unit. “It turned out birds were nesting in the wings and the whole plane flew apart while I was in the air - I knew something was amiss when the prop flew past my window!” He built a third plane from parts, installed a tape deck ,and flew around listening to Elvis. However, he’d pushed the envelope once too often and crashed on takeoff at Westport, due to a faulty fuel pump. By this stage the local constabulary had taken a keen interest in his antics and were closing in along with The Grim Reaper. The cops collared him first and slapped him with a number of charges involving firearms, low flying, and falsifying his rego. He lost his licence for life. But Pete Harker would change none of it. “Some people like the hills, some love ‘em - but to me, everything else came second. I’d do it all again!”

The Fugitive Captured Thanks to Wally Atkinson

When Wally Atkinson towed a long sleek Japanese boat for Peter Talley by sea from d’Urville Island to the Nelson Haven, he had time to study the characteristics of the empty shell riding the towing vessel’s wake in lightish sea conditions. It had originally been owned and used by the late Richard Potton for fishing around d’Urville. Wally visited the long boat several times and decided, yes, that boat would be good to catch a snapper or two out of. It was for sale and after a phone call and short discussion

on its value, Peter made a deal that Wally couldn’t refuse. The project was underway before the phone went down! From a photograph, a basic plan was drafted: a silhouette was drawn with a biro, showing a bit more freeboard for local sea conditions. No one volunteered to grind back the fibreglass, strange that! Then there was the woodwork blended with and adapted to the lines of the hull. Wally’s son, Kelvin was the master of this, having worked on fitting out world famous super yachts and

Left to right - Wally, Dean and Kelvin Atkinson, chasing snapper in Tasman Bay.

now operating his own business, Innovative Interiors in Nelson. Wally surrendered the woodwork to Kelvin and watched with great interest as the forward section was moulded and curved for strength, with atmospheric pressure, in plywood and compound. Teak and mahogany were the finishing timbers. Electrically, the craft was well catered for and the wiring concealed. Night boating is no problem, as a flick of a switch lights the whole boat up with LED lighting. All aspects of inshore boating safety have been well covered off.

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The Fugitive is powered by a Yamaha 90 HP 2-stroke with tiller steering and controls - a very straightforward system that raises a lot of questions from fellow boaties. The boat has a great turn of speed, with good forward entry,

and is easy to control. The stainless steel work was a Saturday morning hobby for quite some time and contains many systems, with engineering craftsman Wally making sure the shine equalled that of the varnish work! Many pleasing comments about the project have come from the public who have viewed the finished article. They love its look and Wally is getting used to comments such as, “Wow! you’ve got one hell of a boat there!” Wally says it’s great to fish out of and more than one or two snapper have been caught in Tasman Bay from it. The name, The Fugitive comes from the hugely popular 1960’s TV programme of the same name, a great favourite of Wally’s.

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TIDES OF CHANGE By Poppa Mike

BEWARE PANDORA BANK Although I know this article will not be published until August I am sitting here on a very dark and late evening with rain outside in an attempt to set a sombre mood to write. To be precise, it is 23 May, 2016, 50-years since the collier, a coal cargo vessel, Union Steam Ship Company MV Kaitawa departed Westport with a full load of coal for the port of Auckland. Travelling up the West Coast and around North Cape, a trip she had made on numerous occasions. She was due to berth in Auckland about 3.00pm the following day.

wreckage was found strewn along the beaches between North Cape and Ahipara on the south end of Ninety Mile Beach. On May 29, a body of one of the crew was found floating at Te Waiawa Bay. An oil slick at sea gave an indication of the resting place of Kaitawa, now in 24 fathoms of water, just a few miles from Cape Reinga lighthouse. Two dives by navy divers found a hole in the hull, a huge dent, hatch covers missing, the super structure completely missing and no sign of any cargo. The subsequent inquiry proved to be a

James played a cool hand with this giant rainbow.

At about 8.00pm, the freighter Cape Horn passed her while heading south. Then around 9.00pm, Auckland radio picked up a PAN message, repeated nine times, indicating she was in difficulty and needing help. This was then followed shortly by a MAYDAY call, indicating imminent danger and requesting immediate assistance. Auckland radio activated immediate air, sea and land searches and requested the Cape Horn to retrace its course and provide assistance for the troubled Kaitawa. At 11.50pm they sighted a red flare and headed towards it but this put them dangerously close to Pandora Bank, a very shallow and dangerous location. The weather and sea had both deteriorated. The search intensified with daylight the following morning. It was not long before

difficult one for Captain Milroy, who put forward the most likely theory, “while labouring in the trough of a sea she was swept by a great wave or waves which burst in a teak door on the port side, flooding the crew accommodation and causing a list to port. Thereafter she drifted out of control until some time before daylight she capsized and sank.” The strong currents then caused the vessel to drift along the seabed, causing further damage until she came to rest against a rocky outcrop. The wreck has occasionally been visited by recreational divers, who report strong currents and rapidly deteriorating. Captain G. Sherlock and his complete crew of 28, all lost their lives that wet and stormy night. Only the one body of motorman John Wright was ever found.

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James and the giant rainbow Tracy Barclay

We headed out to the Appleby Fish Out Ponds late one sunny afternoon, James, Max, and mother doing the dutiful thing. A number of eager young anglers were methodically working the water in one pond but there was an air of despondency, despite the sight of numerous trout cruising around. “Lures are no good,” one of the adults offered when he saw Max and James analysing the contents of their tackle boxes, “they only take flies on these ponds.” Further discussion revealed that, despite the assortment of artificial bugs lobbed at the pond’s inhabitants over a five-hour period, the collective score was zilch. No one had a trout to show for their efforts. Undeterred, the boys rigged up with metal. James became a bit frantic when he couldn’t find the ‘special’ lure he wanted; it was a trout killer, a veritable slayer of anything with fins - guaranteed to work. Grumbling, he had no option but to tie on a ‘horrible’ lure: a gaudy model with garish coloured striped plastic dangling from a rusted, weather beaten, and stone-bruised metal body. He was adamant he wouldn’t catch anything with it, but reluctantly sloped off to a quiet spot and flicked it in a beautiful arc over the water. The trout weren’t on the feed; just lazily cruising and chasing each other, while four other kids huddled in tight formation, thrashing the water with their

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Tips for Sound’s winter snapper Derek Binnie

After 60 years fishing I have developed a few theories on successful winter fishing in the Marlborough Sounds. I reckon the fish have to be there first, you won’t catch anything over barren ground, or you have pull them in with berley. Once you have the fish around the boat, I'm not too sure how much difference colour, shape, and size of lure, flasher rig, or jig make on any given day. I've caught huge snapper on small sabiki flies, soft plastic jigs, and currently I'm using Hooker tarakhi flasher rigs, with one of the flashers cut off. My favourite bait is the last one I caught fresh; sometimes a yellow-eyed mullet, jack mackerel, fresh kahawai, or a piece of pilchard (frozen). Some of my biggest

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Quit while ahead The season closed so I went fishing. Normally that’s breaking the rules big time but we have water that remains open through winter, making the licence very good value indeed. Fishing the colder months means you can have the whole lake virtually to yourself, so you hit the water with the sun, then leave around mid-afternoon before it gets cold. This particular May day I felt the need to get away from phones, people and all manner of media, both social and anti-social. Near the coast it was overcast with fog, which worsened further inland, however approaching the lake, just east of Darfield, sunshine flooded the landscape and it turned into a most inviting, uplifting morning. The day held promise, the lake held fish, and they delivered - but there was a hoop or two to jump through first. I lifted out the TFO case to extract the trusty two piece rod but it was NOT IN IT! Keep calm, breathe, think. Maybe I left it in the boat last time – phew, yes, so with a sigh of relief the two sections were fitted together, my heart rate settled, a favoured green thing tied on and I jumped in the car to back Silver Frog into the water. Here comes hoop number two. Question: What is indicated by the following brief noise, ERGH? Yup, I had somehow run the car battery down, resulting in a distinct lack of erghs. An AA call summoned ‘Supeeerrr Daaaaave,’ who was there in a flash. We have a history of wry humour between us but he didn’t take the Mickey, this time anyway! Dave suggested leaving the motor running for 15 minutes for the recharge. I left it going while I backed down the ramp, drove over to the toilet block, and while I went away

fishing – yuh gotta be sure about these things! Once past the five knot buoy, the throttle was opened for 15 horses of pure unadulterated Suzuki power to send Silver Frog hopping across the water at 50 ks– goes good with just one bloke aboard! Cutting the power, I quietly drifted into the first spot and on the second cast there was a swirl and the line tightened –a fat three pounder was played, netted and released. A three and a half pounder followed the same routine then a four and a half pound brown trout came to the net – gee these fish like the green thing I thought. The conditions for a day stalking the edges were great sunshine warming body and spirit, clean clear water to help spotting and not enough air movement to call a wind but enough to very quietly move the boat along. It was so still the water around the margins was glass flat and any fish movement made the surface just wobble slightly like jelly, giving you an indication of where to drop a fly – classic stuff. A series of loud shotgun blasts back in the nearby swamps reminded me the duck season was underway and I half expected pellets to drop around me, but nothing untoward happened. I made a short break for a reflective sandwich then did a bit more fishing. Four is the limit bag; number four was 4lb, so having suggested I’d be back around 4.00pm, the Osprey was turned toward the ramp and while I could’ve carried on, the day had been almost perfect. I didn’t want to push my luck with the gremlins. Sometimes it’s good to quit while you’re ahead.

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