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Two stags one ear Ian Hadland

Despite having years of hunting under his belt, Johnny had never roared in a red stag.

That wasn’t surprising given that most of his hunting had been spring river flat shooting for food, and he reckoned antlers couldn’t be eaten anyway. But now Johnny was desperate to see a

stag close up in the bush, so a Haast Roar block ballot win had him fizzing.

“I’ve been practicing my roar,” he said on the long drive from Dunedin to the Waiatoto Bridge and he bleated through a crudely cut down horn.

It was still awful and he knew it, so afterwards

said, “You might have to do the roaring and I’ll do the shooting.” I only half agreed – I would definitely be doing the roaring. Didn’t matter really, it was always a laugh hunting with Johnny and even though years of rugby had robbed him of his knees and ruined his sniffer, he always made the best of it.

The charter jet boat ride up the flooded Waiatoto was uneventful and having pitched our tent we shouldered the rifles and set out across the bush terrace. When the river noise had abated, I let out a roar, which was immediately answered by a stag at the base of a ridge in front of us. Johnny heard it too and grinned, stabbing his finger back towards the camp. Industrial deafness is a bugger of a thing but I’d never seen its affects close up. Years of operating mincers in the butchery trade had ruined Johnny’s hearing on one side, meaning he was hopeless at pinpointing the direction of any sound and, even worse, at hearing the soft whispers required when deer are nearby. This was going to be a mission.

The angry stag was approaching with enthusiasm and he wasn’t stopping for anything branches or vines included.

I shook my head and pointed towards the ridge base again. Johnny tapped his sweaty ear and shrugged his shoulders to acknowledge the impediment. I roared again and the stag

Ian with the stroppy stag that passed right under Johnny's nose.

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Johnny with the 10 pointer taken at close quarters.

responded but seemed closer. We made a fast few metres in that direction and into the clear before letting out another roar. Again it was answered. I told Johnny to go out to my left but stay in sight in case the stag tried to cut behind us and pick up our scent. He had only moved three paces when I heard the stag coming in at speed. I tried to alert Johnny but it was fruitless.

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“Christ, did you not hear him coming Johnny?”

He pointed to his bad ear again. “Cripes, look after those eyes eh, because you got bugger all else going for you fella.”

He laughed and groped around under his rain coat for his sheath knife.

“I’m looking for a bigger one than that anyway Hadland. Now let me get started breaking that down for you to carry back to camp.” Generous of him.

Next morning we were up early and away upstream. The precious first two hours after sunrise had yielded nothing so we decided to loop back to camp via a high bush terrace. I’d been roaring every 100 metres so was surprised to get a reply from an animal so close. I signalled to Johnny to go forward and I’d follow 20 metres behind and keep roaring. The stag wasn’t moving but was replying to everything, so we pressed on.

I used hand signals to keep Johnny pointed in

the proper direction. 50 metres now separated us from the stag but directly in front was a large windfall, and it would be risky in such a fickle wind to try to get around it. It was an intense close range standoff. I’d roar and a moment later there would be a heavy hair raising reply.

The stag stench was overpowering but Johnny’s buggered nose hadn’t even so much as twitched.

I signalled him to press on through and saw him crawl under the windfall and disappear. A minute later there was an ear-splitting boom from the 25-06 and, when the echo subsided, a faint voice rang out, “Got em”. John said the 10 pointer was just standing on the other side of the windfall waiting for him so he poked the rifle through the dead branches, lined up, and dropped him at under 10 metres.

“Mate, you have to get some hearing crutches if you’re going to stay a bush hunter,” I said as he ran his hands over the dark antlers.

“What for? Only one of us needs to hear. We make a great team, eh?”

Johnny with the meat he never heard coming.

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The warmth and ambience so often found in tramping huts in my earlier years was what I was after. A page three advertisement in March 2017 issue of The Fishing Paper & Hunting News caught my eye, so I took the plunge and purchased a Bakewell Burner, based on the blurb that accompanied a couple of photos.

A prompt response from Wayne Bakewell of Alloy Industries in Tauranga and within a few days I had the Bakewell Burner high on a hill in Golden Bay, in a bush clearing looking out at Farewell Spit and the flashing light at Cape Farewell. My companions for a beautiful evening comprised, ‘Kiwi’ Kimmy, ‘Bushman’ Anaru from Anaura Bay and ‘Woofer’ Samuel from Sweden.

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The team easily slid it out of the box and within one minute had it fully assembled – no complex written instructions required, everything so easy.

Another minute later a single match was struck and the expertly set fire soon saw the chimney puffing, or should I say pouring forth as the fire showed it had a perfect ‘draw’ of air.

With the side mounted water tank filled, we noted the water quickly warmed up, along with the cooktop and warm top. The smoke soon became clear, the glowing started and the cooking began – a large iron pan full of lamb chops, sausages, onions and tomatoes. In a pot alongside, a mass of petite agria potatoes, fresh from Anaru’s

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During the cooking we discovered the front door was great for controlling the draw; when closed, enough air was drawn in around the edges to keep the fire going steadily and opening it

slightly was like turning up the temperature. In record time the six litre water tank was boiling, so we had to open the filler cap a little to release steam and pressure. In future we won’t fill the tank quite so full, as we found as bubbles splashed up, the liquid caused the agria pot to start sliding off the cooktop.

Lesson two is to make sure it is level before cooking starts. Lesson three was not to grab the legs for straightening once the fire has been lit, as the legs all got very hot. A bonus design feature we all noted was the 5cm spill plate welded across the bottom front edge of the firebox, ensuring no hot ashes or embers spilled out as the door opened.

The quality of the cooking was superb, so much so ‘Woofer’ Samuel had three helpings with plenty of meat – not a bad effort for someone about to fly to Japan to join a Buddhist monastery! The water boiled throughout the cooking, so it was instant coffee for Samuel and a celebratory beer for everyone else, for the evening was a great cause for celebration.

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Next morning a happy owner upended the few ashes out and packed it away still looking as if it was brand new. No sign of any heat warps or bulges. No flame leaks around the joins of the two-piece chimney, heaps of cooking space, especially with the side warmer plate which could easily have fried a pan full of eggs or billy of spaghetti – something to try next time. There will be a next time before this review gets published – the DoC camp at Karamea beckons. Well done Wayne, you have a great product – we strongly recommend it as an outstanding must-have.

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Trophies have no place at Christmas dinner Mike Daisley, CEO Mountain Safety Council

It’s hard to believe it’s the end of March as I write this thinking about the Roar that, if social media posts are to be believed, is well underway. While it’s a time of celebration for big game hunters, I’m in the unfortunate position of being one of the people the media call for comment if there is an incident. I say ‘If ’ in the positive sense that I sincerely hope hunters heed the press releases, media articles, TV pieces, our own advertising and, of course, the recent publication we’ve produced. There has never been a March where we’ve witnessed quite the attention on big game hunting.

Some people would hasten to change my ‘if ’ to a ‘when,’ such is the regularity of incidents that happen in a two-month window of time. If you roll March and April together, you have 56% of fatalities and 40% of search and rescue events occurring in a little over 60 days. Yes there is a rise in participation, but a misidentified target is a procedural mistake that appears far less frequently throughout the other ten months of the year that see a steady rate of participation.

We recently released our second insights report ‘A Hunters Tale: A deep dive into hunting incidents in New Zealand’ that has some sobering statistics for those heading out this year. Shockingly, 38%

of big game hunting fatalities are from misidentification. These are completely avoidable incidents that change families in an instant and are the single greatest cause of fatality for big game hunters.

What's also troubling is that 88% of all North Island big game fatalities involve a firearm.

Identifying your target beyond all doubt is one of the seven basic rules of safe firearms handling. Assume any shape, colour, movement, or sound is a human until you can prove otherwise.

The ultimate responsibility for target ID is with the hunter taking the shot.

What it really boils down to is prioritising making it home, over the glory of a trophy stag to send to the magazines and frame on your wall. If you need any help with this priority, ask your family, your wife, or your kids which they’d rather have at Christmas this year, you or the trophy.

I’m absolutely sure that we can have a ‘0’ in the fatality column this year. It’s possible if we all advocate for safe and enjoyable hunting. I wish you well in your search for the trophy stag, but, for your families sake, make it home eh?

Have a read of our recently released report on hunting incidents.

You’ll be surprised.

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Staunch seven-gillers cut no slack

Greg Gilbert

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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Greg Gilbert with the staunch Kaikoura seven-giller.

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.

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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

giller, as they usually swim along the beach, it was thrilling not knowing what was on my line. After a solid fight and plenty of rod bending action, some 20min later and 300m down the beach, I saw in the wave the brown shape and mass of a giller. Needless to say, I was very surprised as it was the hardest fight I've had from one. We thought it had to be foul hooked, but once we’d managed to beach it, and with a crowd of over a dozen people that had watched the whole fight standing around, we saw it was in fact hooked in the mouth!

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Realigned product- Pulsar Quantum Lite (384x288/17µ/50Hz) This features the trusty body and electronics of the Quantum XQ, but with lower specification 23mm and 30mm lensess and viewfinder. I’ve compared these two new models with the previous Quantum XQ, and whilst the image quality isn’t quite as good, it’s not bad! The sub $3k price puts this model well in front of anything else in its price range.

Modified product- Pulsar Core FXQ (384x288/17µ/50Hz) The Core is now offered with a 38mm lens, which is smaller and lighter than the 50mm lens version. Both 38mm and 50mm now sport the new 17µ sensor for better resolution. Fitting this to the front of your riflescope is quick and easy.

Finally, there is a Pulsar Apex thermal riflescope with a 17µ sensor, and an inbuilt laser rangefinder with presentable distances and ballistic profiles. We don’t yet have a sample of this, but that’s fine as we have plenty to get on with in the meantime. Look out for our videos, and test reports as we try out each model at the range and in the field.

In the meantime visit www.yukonoptics.co.nz for more information. Have a great and safe Roar!

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From an ageing novice bow hunter and in no particular order, these tips may or may not work for you. They are just a few things I’ve benefitted from and, as I’m still learning, any of you bow hunters with more experience, put your thoughts down and get them to Crimpy so I can benefit too.

1) CAMOUFLAGE: Cover up; deer can see you and our white faces and hands stick out like dogs’ balls! Put on a veil or face paint and put it on thick. Finger-less gloves are good as they allow good feeling in the fingers for the release. I’ve cut the right-hand index finger glove right back to the main knuckle, for that extra bit of sensitivity. I find the veil catches the string sometimes but try both and go with what works best for you.

2) GLASS: Look lots, find your game before it finds you. When you spot your stag or his girlfriends, it’s easier to plan your stalk using the lay of the land and looking for landmarks.

Glassing saves plenty of time walking.

Walk little, look often; as I get older my body will start to slow down, so hunting smarter is a necessity. Get good bino’s, the best you can afford.

Cheap bino’s strain your eyes. I have a pair of Swarovski 10 x 42, easily the best investment I have made.

3) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO: Tree stand/blind or spot and stalk both have merit and is up to

the individual as to preference. Most Kiwi bow hunters are spot and stalk, I am. A lot of US hunters are tree stand hunters, but I can’t sit all day waiting for a deer to walk past. Do your homework, get some game cameras out, see what’s about, and set up over well used trails. Mask your scent, get in your stand, and wait. Spot and stalk, as the name suggests, find your quarry and let the fun begin.

4) WIND: Whether it’s rifle or bow, get it in your face. When you’re in real close you want it in your favour. Test it all the time as you start getting in close. Use a dust puffer or lighter but be aware the noise of the flint striking will be heard by your prey the closer you get and be prepared to move out and back in again if the wind starts to shift.

5) PRACTICE: Practice heaps leading up to the Roar. Get to know your bow, your broad heads react different to your field points. Get those arrows down range. Be realistic about your range so you can make ethical shots.

If you only practiced out to 40 yards, think very carefully about having a crack from beyond that range. Push your limit in practice but not in the field, respect your quarry.

6) GET CLOSE: Pretty obvious. I think Davey Hughes said it, “I get as close as I can to my quarry then I get 10 metres closer for me.” Sage advice.

It requires patience and nerves of

steel to get inside an animal’s personal space, but I try and get well within my shooting range.

7) PATIENCE: When chasing those stags, there are a few hangers-on in the form of younger stags and hinds all there ready to trip you up. Be prepared to wait a while so as not to blow your stalk. Look lots as you close in; a single step and scan everywhere before the next step. I’ve had to stop mid-stride and freeze, muscles burning in protest, waiting for a hind to stop looking and carry on feeding. Make your movements slow, small, and deliberate.

8) RANGEFINDER: Greatest gadget for bow hunters. Know your range all the time. If you’re in ambush mode, range trees and bushes, where your quarry is likely to come out. If you know the distance you can be more confident in making your shot. Trying to guess in the heat of the moment can be the difference between a good shot and a bad one.

9) CARRY A SECOND RELEASE AID: Chuck a second release aid in your pack, just in case you have a malfunction with your main one.

Like most bow hunters, you will experiment with different ones so pop one in your bag. Another reason is if like me, you get to your hunting ground only to find you have left it behind, DOH! Photos only that time.

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WICKED EDGE: the system, Icon of past paves way to future accessories, upgrades, and components The research & development team behind the Wicked Edge Sharpening System have developed new kits and upgrades to the base system. Developing the system and options has always been Clay’s plan when the base system was first developed. Not all the systems and accessories listed below are carried in stock. However, we have regular shipments from the US, so can add to these as required.

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There are now seven systems available, all developed for high degree accuracy and precision, and all featuring their own attributes. Each system has additional functions, with either some or all of the following attributes over the original system: faster set up (cam, larger range of sharpening angles, faster angle set up, portability and semi commercial and commercial systems. All systems have the same premise on the same principle of manual sharpening.

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The next medium to refine the blade further is the leather strop. These can be used naturally or you can add diamond paste, 14 micron to .5 micron, or 4 micron polycrystalline diamond emulsion to .5 micron, and diamond sprays.

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Blank glass and aluminium platens are also available to adhere diamond or aluminium oxide lapping film 9 Micron to .1 micron.

All the upgrades listed can be added or used with any one of the seven systems available: scissor sharpening attachment, chisel attachment, low angle adaptor, digital angle gauge, generation three knife clamping system, and ball joint arms.

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Each system has its base set of stones, all diamond stones base systems having the 100, 200, 400, 600 with finer diamond stones in 800 & 1000 grit. At the coarse end of the WATCH THIS grit scale are the 50 and 80 grit Wicked Edge stones, ideal for those seriously blunt blades. The stones then switch to ceramic for the finer grits 1200 &1600 and 1.4 micron and .6 micron grit.

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NARROW RAPID - Like hunters, high country farmers benefitted from the advent of jet boats.

Here the late Alf Dick takes the then manager of Woodstock station and his dogs up a tributary of the Waimakariri River to muster stock. Circa 1958

It’s human nature to find a better, more efficient way to do things, and New Zealand hunters of the last century were certainly no exception to this rule.

The major deer culling operations that began in the 1930s became an iconic part of Kiwi culture and, like the gold rushes before them, created characters who epitomised what it was to be a ‘Kiwi Bloke’ - or in the words of the late great Barry Crump, ‘A Good Keen Man’. But it was a tough way to make a living, so any opportunity to make accessing the back country easier was high on every culler’s wish list, as was any way to help bring venison out of the bush to fullfil a growing commercial meat trade.

In many situations the jet boat fulfilled both these needs.

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Prior to the jet boat, many cullers and hunters would float their kills out, a difficult enough task in itself, but at the end of their river journey the sodden carcasses weighed twice their original weight. So not only did jet boats provide fast access into remote hunting ranges, they could also be used to bringing out multiple carcasses relatively dry. With the advent of multi-stage jet units in the late 1950s, jet boats were able to carry quite heavy loads, and it was a common

sight to see a boat coming down-river with several carcasses across its foredeck. Many of these enterprising jet boat driving hunters were able to remove thousands of deer from the bush, and they played a major role in controlling pest numbers through the 1960s.

By the 1970s helicopters had all but replaced land and water alternatives for commercial deer recovery, as well as providing a live-capture option for the new deer farming industry, but this certainly didn’t stop recreational hunters from continuing to use jet boats. Further improvements in waterjet technology and jet boat hull design, as well as easier access to more powerful engines, increased the load carrying, stability and performance of jet boats, making them even more suitable for hunting parties and venison recovery.

With so many quality boatable rivers across New Zealand, a jet boat provides many opportunities to extend your hunting range into less travelled wilderness. Whether your passion is fishing or hunting, a jet boat can provide access to places that might otherwise take you days to walk in to, as well as easing the strain on your back bringing your trophy out.

Talk to your local jet boat dealer about jet boat options to suit your hunting and fishing lifestyle.

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Torn between two lovers

I

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am flummoxed, torn asunder and forced to wonder, 'Am I really that woman who goes for the fella with the most dashing life experiences, the biggest boy-bits, the flashiest shiniest accessories?'

'Am I so shallow that I do not appreciate a young try-hard for what he has to offer?'. Apparently I am for I was only torn between the two lovers for a fleeting moment.

The lover to my left, I can have him, I can have him easy. He's a two year old, naive and noisy - roar, roar, roar.

He's a'struttin back and forward on his little knob, showing himself off for all to see, including me. But he's just a four pointer and his tiny tines are pathetic.

The young fella had had a very supportive mother, like all red deer hinds she was a solo mother. She loved her twig-topped son as only a mother could and gave him good advice - its not about the size of the wood son, its about how you use that wood. So, today believing he is tall timber, he roars and he paws and he pees upon his rut pad.

The lover to my right? He's the strong silent type and he's playing hard to get.

Far far away, in the midst of a huge open face and with the wind in his favour this stag is taking his bath in private. He is screened by toitoi, his body blackened with wallow mud. He is so far away I cannot see his antlers, but I can see the size and shape of a heavy mature animal. His position on the hill suggests he is wordly-wise, he cannot be taken by surprise from

any direction. And he is silent in the early morning light, too clever to draw attention to himself during daylight hours. This stag, he is a challenge.

Torn between the two? The young buck, close to the truck, tender meat, an easy stalk, a simple shot. The old master, too far off to retrieve, the stalk from hell, a shot so long it will stretch my barrel. No serious contemplation required - I am that woman, vain and shallow - bigger is better.

Stags only copulate for a few seconds which must be why this fella is so big on foreplay and getting ‘down and dirty’.

So its on. A simple plan which entails a huge walk-cum-stalk without silhouetting myself on the ridgeline.

Then 'get in behind' after doing a big loop to get the wind in my favour.

Then stealth towards the toitoifringed wallow and, without Snr Stag even knowing I'm there, pop up and "surprise!".

Stags only copulate for a few seconds which must be why this fella is so big on foreplay and getting 'down and dirty'. As I scuttle and weave along the tops and through rocky bluff systems he has himself a mighty fine time. He rolls and he wriggles in ecstacy. Ten minutes, twenty. He flops and slops, he rakes the mud with his antlers and flicks it onto his back. Mud, glorious mud.

Finally and unexpectedly, the big fella pulls the plug. I take a seat and

spy on him like a pervert, admiring his filth-darkened features and his masculine attributes. He is a fine specimen indeed.

The stag tests the wind suspiciously then pauses for a moment. Is he onto me? He pummels a tussock tuft, gives a half-hearted roar then continues on, antlers decorated with drooping vegetation.

Dammit. The gap between Snr Stag and I is substantial. While he grabs a quick snack I begin to slide. Feet in front, bum on the ground, skid marks up the back of the pants and slide silently and quickly down the mountain side. Fifty metres to a suitable rock rest, lay aside camera and binoculars, rifle ready. Hell do I have buck fever, but I'm a female, is it doe fever then? Whichever, I've got it bad. Hands-shaking, erraticbreathing, heart-thumping bad.

Stretched! By golly the little 7mm08's barrel was stretched. It got hot too, first the three rounds in the mag - all clean misses - then another two spare rounds. Try a little higher, no.

Try a little lower, no. Missed again, both times.

Old Snr is surrounded, bullets richochet above him, below him and all about him. He was entirely unaware that he'd had a female stalker and knows not where to run. Frantic, he dashes into a tiny patch of cover then hides, his antlers' white tips rotating as he looks left, right and centre. His eyeline is below the scrub and he cannot see me as I silently lessen the metres between us.

When the stag can smell me, when he can no longer remain still and secure in his hideout, he bursts from cover and runs directly away from me.

I'm not entirely ready but instinctive shooting comes easy with a clear

target and a regular rifle. The shot is long but not complicated.

The big fella finally comes to rest close to his beloved wallow. He is no classic royal not even a ten, but he is all stag and all this woman wants.

STRASSER: passionate, innovative, precise European rifles are synonymous with precision and quality and now one brand encapsulates these features and more, with affordability for the New Zealand market. Austrian family owned precision engineering company, STRASSER, is the rising star in the quality hunting and sporting rifle market, with much of the impetus attributed to son Mathias Strasser, an energetic thirtysomething passionate hunter responsible for many of the company’s innovative designs.

The family, accomplished hunters experienced in wilderness hunting, visited New Zealand in 2011 and hunted extensively. Pride of place of the office walls in Austria is given over to tahr, chamois, and red stag taken Down Under, but the connection goes deeper. That hunt later inspired some unique designs now incorporated in their range.

STRASSER has a long history in gun making, for decades manufacturing essential parts for other world renowned hunting and sporting guns. Their accuracy and precision is unquestionable, with their parts also accompanying the Ariane Euro space agencies’ rocket reliably and safely into orbit.

In 2005, STRASSER pioneered the straightpull bolt action rifle, the STRASSER RS 05, which became a milestone in the history of hunting weapons and treasured by hunters all over the globe. This model, with their patented hydraulic barrel clamping, was enhanced in 2014 with the further developed RS barrel exchange system, STRASSER RS14.

The simplicity of the RS barrel exchange system allows highly accurate, repeatable, and reliable change of calibres, that has been renowned since the RS 05. Calibre change is made easy with the bolt head being able to be swapped in seconds.

With over 20 different calibres over three calibre groups (min, std, mag), it is definitely the allrounder among premium hunting weapons.

STRASSER focus on the inner values; at first glance all the features are not obvious. Their removable trigger set, featuring a unique set trigger, can be adjusted to your own preferred trigger weight. The assembly also houses the Allen key to dismantle the rifle. The removable scope mount has a three-point ball-seat assembly, enabling precise and extreme repeatable accuracy.

All rifles feature an innovative bolt that locks into the barrel to ensure the shooter’s safety, even under the highest gas pressures. Hidden in the bolt mechanism is extra safety, thanks to a small rotating part made of tempered steel, which, when in the clamped and locked state, rotates behind the blocking wedge and unfailingly locks it into position. This positively controlled safety technology ensures that the radial components of the bolt are always locked into the barrel and absorb the resulting forces, placing STRASSER straight-pull bolt action rifles amongst the safest in the world.

STRASSER also offer the fixed calibre, RS SOLO. It boasts all the features of the RS14, but with a fixed barrel and at an excellent price-performance ratio. For long range sport shooting, the STRASSER TAC1 provides uncompromising precision and reliable technology for the marksman in the field.

With all these features you will be pleasantly surprised at the price. Compared to its competitors, STRASSER will leave change in your pocket and deliver what it promises: rifles that are safe, fast, precise, modular, and elegant.

The safe and accurate design and ergonomic operating functions make STRASSER straight-pull rifles a reliable companion for Kiwi hunters and sports marksmen.

To secure your personalised STRASSER, or to find out more, contact Strasser NZ at Alpine Sports Methven.

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From the wilds to the freezer

The sixty-five minute chamois Andrew Chinn

Got to love living in Fox Glacier.

It was a wet Sunday afternoon but I decided to go outdoors despite the weather. I biked up the road for 15 minutes to a creek and then walked for about 50 minutes upstream, very slowly as it was wet, drizzly and slippery. Just when I was thinking there was not much happening, I saw a couple of animals in the distance. I got in behind a tree, looked through the scope at the first one and noted it was quite small.

I then moved to the other side of the tree to view the other and could tell as soon as I saw the chamois it was a better than average head. I was not in an ideal spot as I was leaning out and around a tree, a tricky shot, but I lined up the animal and fired with my .223 rifle. At the shot, the chamois crumpled. I was satisfied with the head as it is the biggest one I have shot to date. It is 9½ inches not a monster but not a baby either.

All in all, a most satisfactory way to spend a few hours on a miserable weather-wise Sunday afternoon.

Why ZeroPak People often ask why choose a ZeroPak vacuum sealer over the other brands available.

The answer that is simple; ZeroPak is the only company in NZ who specialize in vacuum sealers and have been doing this for around 10 years.

ZeroPak machines are manufactured in Europe by STATUS, a small family company who hand-assemble these machines to a very high standard, using quality components.

They are designed for New Zealand conditions. Because Kiwi’s predominantly wish to vacuum seal things like fresh meat and fish,

Part of the intrinsic pleasure of hunting is being able to provide make a delicious range of rolled and seasoned roasts, or smallgoods, for the table and guarantee the provenance of the food. Nothing is including salamis, flavoured and seasoned sausages, bier sticks, more satisfying than knowing where your food comes from, that it’s saveloys, mince, meat patties, and cooked sausages. Check out their free range, organic, and killed cleanly by your own hand. Obviously website for more info or give James a call now: www.meatsolutions. the quality of the product plays a big part and also the ability to get co.nz/ or phone o3 544 7297 the best from the various cuts of game. This is where Meat Solutions comes in and stands out.

Meat Solutions in Richmond is run by James Fairbrass, a butcher with 30 years experience, ably assisted by Amanda Day on smallgoods, and Andrew Nyberg as butcher-slaughterman-active hunter. With such a depth of experience, plus the hunting connection, Meat Solutions is the professional choice of the amateur hunter.

With the Roar front of mind with hunters, James has some advice for those wanting to turn their kill into ‘cuisine’.

“The big thing with rutting stags is to be meticulous skinning that belly area and keep the meat as clean as possible - uncontaminated.

If you are unsure, bring the whole, gutted animal in and we’ll happily skin it for you.”

Contrary to urban myth, James says rutting stags are not inedible and, in fact, sixty percent of those handled carefully are okay to eat as steaks or meat.

“It really depends on how charged up they are,” says James. “We get the odd one that is very dark but even From the wilds to the freezer... these are perfectly fine for small We provide quality homekill and goods such as sausages, salamis, and bier-sticks.” processing services throughout Another key preparation rule with the Top of the South. any game is to keep it clean and cool it straight away. To this end, Meat NO STRESS • FAST & EFFICIENT Solutions provides a 24/7 chiller service to hunters so they can get game chilled and protected any time of day or night; just ring James for the combination and he’ll talk you through the process.

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They tend to own larger than average freezers and many love to process their own catch by smoking, mincing, or making salamis and sausages.

Vacuum packed meat or fish will not get freezer burn. Red meats can last up to five years in the freezer. Frozen fish can be pan-fried after 18 months in the freezer and taste like it was caught yesterday.

Because of the flat nature of the vacuum pack you will tend to gain around 20% extra freezer space and your prime steaks will thaw perfectly - none of that warm on the outside, still frozen on the inside.

For anyone who does not have the facility to hang and age their meat, you can place bags of vacuum packed meat in the fridge for anything from three weeks to two months, and the meat will age slowly in the vacuum bag without drying out. This can be done with either whole cuts or pre-cut steaks.

When going hunting, you can vacuum pack pre-prepared foods, such as casseroles, cold cuts of meat, rice risotto, etc. Bring a billy or fry pan of water to just below simmer and place the still sealed bag into the hot water. You have a delicious, no fuss meal in a hurry. If weight is an issue, vacuum pack your dehydrated foods into small, convenient packs.

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inTouch with inReach

The inReach is a two-way satellite communications system and comes in two models: the SE and the advanced Explorer.

The SE is the basic two-way communicator whereas the Explorer has navigation and waypoint functions added: the navigation and waypoint features being useful when hunting.

These units are, think a cross between a satellite phone, GPS, and personal locator beacon. Unlike a sat phone, you can’t talk to people but you can email or SMS individual or multiple people anywhere in the world. You can also activate an SOS in an emergency or send pre-programmed messages to selected people, or if your plans change, you can notify those concerned.

The SOS and message function have been responsible in the past 12 months for two successful responses in remote areas on the West Coast. One was a commercial fishing vessel thrown onto the beach and the other a hunter whose appendix decided it was time to revolt when the weather at the drop point was about to completely close in. Both instances resulted in the users being safely rescued by helicopters to live and tell their tales.

A popular feature is MapShare. Delorme give registered owners a website, which opens in Google Earth. Once you programme recipients into the inReach unit’s address book, you can nominate selected people to follow you on MapShare by sending them a link and a password. Once you activate ’tracking’ on the unit, they can access your map at any time and follow your progress in real time on their computer or iPad. This has inherent safety potential, as well as peace of mind value for those at home. Should anything happen and you stop communicating, they can see on the map where you are. They can also see when and where you shoot animals, camp, stop for lunch or have a nanny nap.

Using the waypoint function you can mark wallow holes, animal sightings, campsites and so on. Because all your hunts are recorded and stored on your website, you have a reference for future hunts and also a visual record of where you travelled last time.

The units operate on the Iridium Satellite Network, so are very efficient. The system works on a monthly charge fee like a sat

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phone or cell phone but is cheaper. You have a choice of plans, and if you are not using the device, you can deactivate the plan and reactivate it when you need it.

Applications extend beyond hunting and tramping: outdoor workers, farmers, bush workers, ocean going yachts, commercial fishers, kayakers, rafters and mountain bikers could all benefit from the inReach system.

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“Nothing comes close to the precision and accuracy of a hand built March rifle scope.”

Plenty of manufacturers make statements like this about their products. Especially about optical equipment. However this is one time where a statement like this is actually true. Each March scope is individually built by hand, by an optical engineer. The managing director of the company recently commented that the difference between March scopes and any other brand is that other scopes are built on a production line and March scopes are hand built by experts. March scopes are another level.

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handle the toughest operations. This includes use on rifles producing serious recoil. Enjoy a lifetime of precise and accurate dial adjustments for elevation, windage, and focus. They are used in combat zones by Special Forces from several countries.

Compact Design March scopes are the most compact scopes ever made to achieve 10 times zoom ratios and up to 80x magnification, with a 10-yard minimum focus. Assembled and built with unprecedented attention to detail, using the very best design in materials and lenses.

The fact that each March scope is hand assembled from start to finish, with every component either hand lapped in place or glued where applicable, makes March scopes superior to anything else available. Whilst nothing is perfect, the chance of a mechanical failure with a March scope is virtually non-existent. That's why they're trusted by marksmen the world over.

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You will find a large number of March scopes being used. For hunting applications, there are several superb choices available.

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Huntjet escape to remote destinations Lynnaire Johnston

Last month, Huntjet owner and jet boat designer Andy Bowron shared the thrills and spills of jet boating, amply demonstrating why so many Kiwis love the sport.

This month, he reveals his favourite jet boating spots and explains what to look for when buying a jet boat.

Jet boating is inherently risky – especially at speed – which is exactly why it is so popular. But there’s also another reason: a jet boat can get you to places you couldn’t otherwise reach, at least not without a long tramp or a helicopter.

One of Andy’s favourites is the Hollyford and Pyke River in Fiordland.

“You start out on the Hollyford near Milford, boat down, using a chopper to get over what some call the Hidden Falls Rapid, to Lake Mekerrow and the confluence of the Pyke River. Then you boat up the Pyke through Lake Alabaster, and back into the Pyke.”

Andy and his mates stay at the Lake Alabaster hut from where they go hunting and fishing. They come home, he reports, with a few deer, maybe a trout, and – in the season – a handful of whitebait.

Other ideal places for jet boating include the west coast of the South Island with its rivers teeming with whitebait and trout and ‘awesome west coast bush’. (Well, perhaps no longer ‘teeming’.)

The West Coast, Andy says, is a very big jet boating area giving great access to back-blocks and hunting areas. But, he agrees, there are lots of other great rivers to explore all over the country.

It seems highly possible that jet boating gets into your blood (Be warned!). Andy tells of two sets of customers, one of which ordered his new Huntjet from Canada so when he arrived in New Zealand he could spend his holiday boating around the country.

When he returned to Canada he took the boat with him and it can now be spotted out and about on the Yukon.

Then, there was the extended family of young guys all keen for adventure. They bought four boats between them, three Huntjet 310s and one slightly bigger Huntjet 330. They go off adventure jet boating as a team, knowing that if anything goes wrong, there’s plenty of help available because, as Andy points out, “It’s always good to go boating with some mates and other boats in case the inevitable happens.”

If going into an unfamiliar area, Andy recommends consulting with locals and/or joining the national jet boating club, Jet Boating New Zealand, to find out which rivers are accessible

and navigable. You will also need to know where the potential hazards like rocks, rapids, logjams, sandbars, and shallow braids lie in wait for the unwary and unprepared jet boater. Taking spare parts (see sidebar) is a sensible precaution because it can be expensive to chopper your boat out of the back-blocks.

Huntjet boats are highly reliable, however. That’s because they are designed by someone – Andy – who lives and breathes jet boats. He’s been through pretty much everything there is to experience on the water and knows how to design and build boats that will last the distance. Every nut, bolt, and rivet is precisely and perfectly placed so his boats not only look good, they handle well. Andy puts tremendous thought into his designs to cover all bases and make the boats suitable for as many water conditions and situations as possible. His preference is for classic lines built with a high-quality finish.

Huntjet boats range in size from 3.1m to 4.3m, but with larger sizes made to order. Made from high quality, marine-grade aluminium and quality components by skilled engineers, the boats are strong with lots of height (freeboard) and plenty of width (beam). They offer excellent handling and a dry, soft ride.

Huntjet and its sister Nelson-based company Marine and General Engineering (M&G) not only design and build new boats but will repair and service any brand. Contact them on 03-548 9138 (ext 2) or visit the website – huntjet.co.nz

Spare parts to carry on your jet boat If your boat has been well maintained and regularly serviced, you will be less likely to have mechanical problems while on the water. But even so, it pays to be on the safe side by taking spare parts with you when heading out.

Before your trip, inspect your boat, noting any electrical components (E.g. relays, fuses) that you can carry spare.

Also take with you: • Spare hose and clips • Cable ties • Duct tape • Self-vulcanising tape (for hose repair) • Minute Mend (a CRC product) • Lacing wire • Electrical wire • Electrical crimp connections • A spare fuel filter • A spare fuel pump • A spare fuel hose • And some Kiwi ingenuity

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TOP 10 ROAR TIPS Kawhia Craig

1.

Know your hunting area and species habits: Pre-Roar scouting trips help identify potential animal concentrations, wallows, suitable camping area, and viewing platforms.

2.

Be familiar with your gear; Roar trips are not the time to break in new boots or practice with dial-up scopes, and time on the range firing from hunting positions (standing, sitting etc) builds confidence for when the shot really counts.

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Be fit enough for your hunt; if lots of climbing (with a pack) is involved, then get out early in your hunting boots climbing hills around you, adding weight to a pack as your fitness increases. I use a gully staircase (80 steps) 20 minutes walk from my house and build up to ten climbs before adding a weighted day pack.

Avoiding scenting up your intended hunting area; my preference is to camp nearby my intended area, not right in the middle, and hunting the fringes before laying a scent trail by walking right through the middle. I now see a lot more animals over the entire hunt rather than some on the first day before scenting up the entire area and pushing animals out.

Walk less, look more; once you have reached an area with good deer sign, slow right down and spend lots of time looking. For high percentage shooting you have to see the deer before they see you. On a good viewing platform I will often sit till dark; allow deer to come out rather than moving always.

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Use (buy or borrow) binoculars; this can really increase your success when coupled with tip 5. Depending on terrain, I may move 5, 10, or 50 paces before having a bino, looking for things out of place - a horizontal line amongst verticals (deer’s spine amongst small trees). Don’t expect to see the entire deer first off, rather an ear or antler etc.

7.

Calling roars, croaks, bugles etc; learn how to do it properly or buy a mechanical caller. Whilst early in the season, some rubbish calls can be successful but it’s best to match the call for the situation.

Deer farms are a great place to visit and practice.

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Work the wind; as in all hunting keep the wind in your face and avoid it being at your back, even if this means a long detour to get this right, or leaving a spot for when the wind is more favourable.

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Deer’s sixth sense. Often you read about deer being able to sense when they are being watched. I believe that too many hunters wash their hunting gear with regular washing powders that are full of UHV brighter, which can be seen in the deers visual spectrum (Google it). This effectively makes our clothes glow to them. Try washing your hunting gear in Lux soap flakes or one of the commercial washes available from your local hunting store.

10. Be safe; someone will be shot this Roar.

You all know the rules, just follow them!

A pre-scouting trip located this big beast but it took several more trips before Craig nailed him.

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If you haven’t hunted Fiordland yet, then why not?

The musings of great triumphs are bountiful and the tales of the nearly did, even more so!

The red deer and the wapiti were released on Manapouri in the early 1900’s, for a gentleman’s sport. Now I don’t know about you but I’m not familiar with too many gentlemen who would climb these here hills to satiate their desires for a great trophy. But then some say I wouldn’t know too many gentlemen.

Well I have met quite a few good keen blokes over the years, who have come down here to try their luck and many have been rewarded richly for their effort. But you need to be keen and you need to be shrewd, for the deer down here have been hunted for decades and they know the smell of man. Some say they even know how he thinks

and I’d not be surprised, from the tales I’ve heard of the one that got away.

But the one that didn’t…

Well he’s hanging on the wall. You’ve seen him.

At the clubs and the bars and in your mate’s Man Cave. Time to man-up and get your shiat together; it’s time to head south. Even if you don’t get the big one you will have a bloody great time and the feast of your life when you spend a week on the Tutoko with friends and family; It’s the place to be!

Give us a bell or drop us a note and we’ll send you some info on what we can do for you.

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