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Puketoi stag photographed by William Wallace, Bush Branch. Winner of Taupo Branch Trophy for Game Animals and the Athol Hood Memorial Trophy, New Zealand Hunting & Wildlife cover, 2010.
Issue 170 OctOber December 2010
An official publication of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Incorporated

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Robert (Bob) Badland QSM, M St J, National Life Member ..................................... 8 A Mothers Story 10 days at Ruggedy Hut, Stewart Island .................................. 10 Outstanding Deerstalker of the year ................................................................................... 12 National Antler Horn and Tusk Competitions 2010 ..................................................... 14 DOC Update National Hunting Advisor Brent Bevan ............................................... 16 Young Hunter Panekiri Station Goat Shoot ............................................................. 18 Blast from the Past Fiordland Part 6 Alby Frampton ......................................... 20 Special and Literary Awards 2010 ....................................................................................... 23 National Photographic Competitions 2010 ...................................................................... 24 Habitat Fiordland Wapiti Foundation .............................................................................. 26 Firearms and Hunter Training Programmes Mike Spray ...................................... 28 Swamp King Sambar Stephen Howl ............................................................................... 30 Lock, Stock & Barrell Shotgun in the vines Nils Anderson ............................ 34 Stalkers Table Send in your recipes and win a prize ............................................ 36 Poetry Arawata Apple Pies Fran Allcock .................................................................. 43 Points of Envy First of the 2010 competition winners .......................................... 44
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Presidents Report Alec McIver ........................................................................................... 2 Editorial Hon Kate Wilkinson ................................................................................................. 4 HUNTS Report Bill Oleary The power of two or more ........................................ 6 Letters to the Editor ....................................................................................................................... 7 Tip Offs Jeff Banke Creating quality hunting photos .......................................... 9 take me hunting Kids Page win a free Kilwell prize pack ......................... 19 Bush Telegraph News from around the traps ............................................................ 32 SWAZI junior shoots .................................................................................................................... 37 Heritage Steele Creek Bivvy rebuild ............................................................................... 38 Hunting Spots Where to hunt ............................................................................................. 40 Book & DVD Reviews .................................................................................................................. 42 On Target Shooting Results and news ........................................................................... 46 Classifieds and buy sell & swap ............................................................................................ 48
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NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010
PRESIDENTS REPORT
PresIDeNts rePOrt
Alec McIver - National President New Zealand Deerstalkers Association
Hi all and welcome to our latest issue. Life has been very busy for many of us since our last issue we held conference in Palmerston North an event cohosted by both Manawatu and Taihape Branches. Congratulations go to both branches for an extremely well run and slickly organised event. Im sure that everybody in attendance got a lot out of it. Of most importance at this years conference/ AGM was the appointment of two new members to the national executive and the recognition of two new national life members. It was both an honour and a pleasure to present the life memberships to Bob Badland and Roger McNaughton. Both of these fine gentlemen have certainly earned this recognition and I am delighted to have been able to present these. Tim McCarthy from South Canterbury Branch joins us, along with Snow Hewetson from Marlborough Branch. Tim has taken up the role of vice-president, following the preconference resignation of Roy Sloan. Roy resigned in order to focus more on the Wapiti Foundation an organisation very close to his heart and one where he can make an even bigger contribution than he did to NZDA. Roy has now been appointed president of the foundation. We, on the national executive are sad to lose his valuable contributions to discussions and plans, but we know that he
will be a huge asset to the Wapiti Foundation and wish both Roy and the foundation every success. We will of course still maintain close contact with both so this is not a goodbye, merely a see you around! Following our conference, as is always the case the national executive held a postconference meeting. Present as a guest at this meeting was Charles Smith a member from South Canterbury. When he was invited to make comment or contribute to aspects of our meeting, he provided some very good points from a young mans point of view. After checking the associations rules and policy on secondments to the executive, Charles has now been seconded as a youth advisor. We look forward to working with Charles and learning to see things from a younger perspective in these challenging times. I have often said that the association needs some new blood on board and am really excited to have someone with his background. You can look forward to reading about Charles, Tim and Snow in this issues of the Bugle. I would also like to take time now to make special mention of the antler, horn and tusk judging panel who officiated at conference. All of these people give freely of their time to assist during our annual national competition. They are usually extremely busy all weekend and work in difficult circumstances sometimes having to make difficult decision
to disqualify an entry. Please, accept my thanks and that of the national executive. Our national competition would not be so strong or so successful without your dedication. The Game Animal Council continues to move ahead, with the minister for conservation now working her way through the draft document and preparing her response. This response is due out at the end of September and I am interested to see what Ms Wilkinson has to say on it. I would continue to encourage you all to write letters to the government, visit your local MP and put your opinion on this issue forward, promoting the recognition of our beloved animals as game not pests. With a constant and consistent voice we can and will make this happen. On a more social note, I have recently been invited to two events that I thoroughly enjoyed. The first was the 60th anniversary prizegiving dinner of the Bay of Plenty Branch. Dianne Brown, her husband Neville, Natalie and I travelled across for what was set to be a wonderful evening. Great food, great company and an entertaining guest speaker or two before the official event had us set up to enjoy a great evening. Sadly, the weather did not cooperate and had been raining cats and dogs all week before hand. This led to the
tidal stream beside the clubhouse breaking its banks and forcing an evacuation by 8.00 pm. Such a shame for BOP as they had put an enormous amount of work into the night and it was scotched by hitches that were out of their control. Never mind they are going to reschedule the night and I look forward to heading over again at a later date to carry on where we left off. The second great event was a recent parliamentary rugby match and game dinner held in Murchison in late August. Natalie and I met up with Snow Hewetson and his wife Annette in Blenheim and drove down to Murchison together. I was one of the guest speakers on the night and had spent quite a bit of time organising a PowerPoint presentation unfortunately the format it was in could not be supported by the technology available on the night and couldnt be shown, so I had to wing it! All turned out fine in the end, and I enjoyed having the time to speak with a lot of the South Island MPs. Once again, great company, great food and some really good entertainment, all for a good cause. The event was hosted in order to raise funds for the Murchison Emergency Services - fire, ambulance and police. This little town in the South Island was a delight a true reminder of rural heartland New Zealand and I was really pleased to be there. I am sure that I will go back some time soon. Not so great was the staying up to watch the All Blacks thrash Aussie but then having to head back to Blenheim for an 8.30 am check in to fly home! Bleary eyes the next day! The annual Taupo Sika Show is hitting the city in late September and the national executive will have a stand there this year. This is a hugely popular show, so if you are able to get there make sure you call in. There is a lot to see and great people to meet. There will be various members of the executive manning our stand both days, so come on up and say hi. I will leave you all now with a reminder as we head into spring hunting that many of us have been out there for a while, so take the time to remind yourself of the basic safety rules and have fun! Alec McIver
EDITORIAL
New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Inc, formed July 1937 Co-founders: Dr G B Orbell MBE, Arthur Hamilton Patron: Hong Tse National President: Alec McIver National Vice President: Tim McCarthy North Island Members of the National Executive: Steve Corlett, Sandi Curreen South Island Members of the National Executive: Chaz Forsyth, Snow Hewetson Chief Executive Officer: Dianne Brown National Treasurer: John Crone Advisor to the National Executive: Matthew Lark Youth Liaison to the National Executive: Charles Smith Honorary Solicitor: Peter Barrett Auditor: Chris Hurley
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President, Alec McIver, Executive members, Club representatives and hunters. Thank you for the opportunity to address the 2010 Annual Conference of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association. It is good to recognise some of the faces from last years conference in Oamaru. First and foremost, I wish to congratulate you. I note that the National Executive recently announced the blue duck as its national conservation project. I also noticed that the blue duck is one of the themes for this years conference. With several branch projects already protecting the blue duck, I cant think of a more appropriate conservation project announcement. What this did highlight to me was how much DOC and NZDA do actually have in common a desire to see the bush environment preserved is a common goal across both of our organisations. It is a good illustration showing where NZDA and DOC can work together to achieve common goals. When I reflected back on the speech I gave last year, it struck me that many of the issues facing us are still the same, but also that there has been progress in improving things for hunters. Last year I stated that I was keen to see some progress made on dealing with issues that will reinforce the value of recreational hunting while still retaining the value in our natural heritage. You may remember at that point I was able to announce that DOC would no longer be targeting bull tahr during culling operations outside of the National Park. Also, DOC had just appointed a National Hunting Advisor and the Game Animal Council establishment committee was funded and began working toward delivery of a plan. The past year held the promise of change, but did it deliver? The National Hunting Advisor, Brent Beaven, has been on the job for just over a year. Brent has been working on, amongst other things, encouraging DOC Area Offices to engage with you, empowering the Area offices to solve local issues, redeveloping the hunting pages on the DOC website and reviewing the hunting permit system. There has been a major benefit in having a dedicated person to advance these issues and act as a key point of contact for NZDA over national issues. This focus on relationship building has really started to pay dividends. The feedback from liaison group meetings highlighted the value that both hunters and DOC staff put on face to face communication - and it obviously works. As an example, after St Arnaud staff met with local hunters, they were able to agree to opening up some of the Rotoiti Mainland Island area to hunting, which was previously completely closed.
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A particular virtue in wildlife ethics is that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his conscience.
Aldo Leopald
This represents a positive move forward - from saying no, to looking at new ways of enabling activities. Other improvements to DOC systems include work on the website and the permit system. The hunting pages on the DOC website have had a major overhaul. It now includes a new homepage for hunters and presents information in a clearer manner. The web is a tool that has become commonly used in everyday life for many people, so I am pleased to announce the new look hunting web pages will be live by the end of this month. As of tomorrow, the new structure and homepage will be in place. That said, it isnt perfect, but we shouldnt let this get in the way of it being better. Brent will be working to fill the gaps over the next few months and will be working with you to ensure that it meets your needs. Related to the website, and part of the review of the hunting permit system, I have just approved the creation of an on-line hunting permit facility. This will drive standardisation of permits across the country and mean that you will be able to get a permit for anywhere in New Zealand, at any time, from the comfort of your own home. The Department is working hard to have this in place before the Roar. These are indeed positive steps forward, but lets also recognise that there are challenges ahead as well. Issues such as heli-hunting and the use of 1080 will continue to challenge the relationship between the two organisations. While these issues are complicated and often confrontational, they do need to be brought out into the open and discussed. Perhaps it is the way that we discuss these that will define the direction in the coming year. DOC and NZDA will need to find a way for these issues to be addressed in a constructive manner. If confrontation leads to entrenchment of views, perhaps a more conciliatory attitude could see a softening of approach. Certainly in regard to heli-hunting, it has been brought out in the open and now, for the first time ever, the public get to submit and shape this activity into the future. I realise that many deerstalkers are opposed to heli-hunting in any form, but the Department must apply the legislation, General Policies and national park management plans as they currently exist; not as we would wish them to be. From that perspective, heli-hunting is a legal activity and it is possible to find room on the vast conservation estate for it to take place. That said, it will not be in the unregulated form that it has been in for the last 20 years. I dont like the aggressive herding of distressed animals. I dont like that recreational hunters
can spend hours or days stalking an animal and helicopters can swoop in on top of them. That isnt fair play. We want to see a compromise where these issues are resolved. One of the proposals put forward is a code of ethics for the heli-hunting fraternity. But if we cant get resolution I will look to change the legislation. As I said earlier, this has been brought out into the open and the time to submit and have your say is coming up this is a step forward from the situation of a few years ago. 1080 is another topic that will create challenges over the next year. Without re-hashing the pros and cons of 1080, it is safe to say that there is strong support for and strong opposition to its use. There is no easy solution to this issue you may have read in the Timaru Herald last month that farmers have threatened to refuse NZDA members access to their land if the association continued with its blanket anti-1080 stance. The stakes are high and so is the passion around this issue. I recognise that the opposition from NZDA to aerial 1080 use is for many reasons, not the least of which is the unintended by-kill of the deer that you want to hunt. But, to put this in perspective, last year the combined operations of DOC and the AHB only covered four percent of conservation lands where deer are present. Put another way, 96 percent of the deer range was unaffected by aerial 1080. Over the last year, this government has introduced a new policy on deer repellent. This policy now allows for its more widespread use and last year resulted in over 18,000ha of use, with 80 percent of that use being enabled by the new policy. At eight dollars per hectare, this repellent is not cheap and this cost has to be met from somewhere. The decisions are therefore made on a case-by-case basis and the extra cost has to be met by the applicant. In some cases this may mean you. To be blunt, 1080 is a key tool to combating Tb in our dairy industry and for protecting the health of our native forests. The Government cant walk away from aerial 1080 until the gap can be filled with another method that is as effective. There is significant investment already in place trying to find such alternatives. Over the last five years, the Department has invested over $2 million on 24 research projects to investigate a range of alternative toxins to 1080 and the development of new traps for possums and rats. Last year, the AHB also applied over $2 million to researching alternatives to aerial 1080 use. The Foundation for Research Science and Technologys funding for alternatives was approximately $7.8 million last year. At present, none of these alternatives offer a
substitute to aerially applied 1080 in steep, remote country. Some have the potential to do so in the relatively near future dependent on funding for the completion of research, the outcomes from it proving successful, and product registration and approvals being gained. Dealing with difficult issues such as these was one of the drivers behind the formation of the Game Animal Council establishment committee. The committee has just recently presented its final report to me. The recommendations in this report have been widely anticipated and I expect many of you will have read these already. I applaud the hard work that the members of the establishment committee put in to produce these recommendations, especially the work of Bill OLeary who represented the NZDA. I am slowly working my way through the report and will be doing a fair bit of talking with my colleagues and stakeholders before looking to make any announcements about the Council. As you might expect, there are range of different opinions on what form it should take and what responsibilities it should be bestowed with. Its fair to say Federated Farmers and Forest and Bird arent fully supportive of all the recommendations as they stand. Its important that any establishment of a new body takes into account the views of all parties with an interest in conservation and wildlife management. Not everyone is going to agree and I wouldnt expect them to. If we are going to succeed in producing a game management system that is better than the status quo then we have to approach these issues pragmatically and sensibly. I expect the Government will be in a position to announce its formal response by September. There have been improvements over the past year, even though many of the key issues remain. The next year should see an improved permit system, a building of opportunities for the input of hunters into management and on-theground involvement, and progress made on the Game Animal Council. Last year I wanted to see a culture change in both DOC and recreational hunters the Department is showing a clear change in being more willing to engage with you. The challenge now is to continue to foster and build a solid working relationship. There is a lot that hunters and DOC have in common. Lets not lose sight of that. Lets keep working toward shared goals and lets keep engaging in discussion over points of disagreement. Thank you.
HUNTS REPORT
Successful graduates from the first HUNTS course to be run under the Stoney Creek sponsorship hosted by the Nelson Fish & Game. Back left-right: Lawson Davey (Instructor), John Brockway, Paul Shuker, William Cooper. Front left to right: Kirk Milligan, Mike Page, Thomas Powell. Absent: Johan Verhage, Malcolm Marshall
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development of standards and qualifications for both HUNTS and range officers. In entering into these relationships, NZDA has been mindful that each party has wider interests than those directly involving HUNTS. NZDA has been careful to safeguard its control over HUNTS and its brand. Stoney Creek has made an offer with benefits to NZDA in profiling the organisation and its training programme. Further, it is currently promoting a safety message that is in accord with NZDAs mission to promote safe hunting practices. Initial feedback from branches has been totally positive and we have every expectation that the relationship will deliver the goods. What does Stoney Creek offer? A retail pack valued at over $100.00 to every HUNTS trainee who completes the course. The pack contains a blaze vest, beanie with an NZDA HUNTS logo and a quality compass along with a gift voucher. Stoney Creek has committed to promoting the HUNTS programme. What has NZDA committed to? Basically to include Stoney Creeks logo on HUNTS promotional material. Around the branches As I write, Nelson is finishing one course with another under way. Bay of Plenty should have finished and Thames Valley is due to start as is North Canterbury, South Canterbury, Hutt Valley, Southern Lakes, Auckland, North Auckland and Gisborne. North Otago has their first course under way, with Upper Clutha also planning its first. A course is due to start in the Wairarapa district and Marlborough is making promising noises. If I have overlooked any one, please excuse me. There is a lot going on. Keep up the good work.
Bill OLeary presenting Peter Henderson with his HUNTS instructor diploma
The benefits of collaboration The recent announcement of a relationship involving HUNTS and Stoney Creek is exciting and the immediate benefits to both parties are clearly seen. HUNTS has greater exposure, trainees have material rewards for completing the course and Stoney Creek has aligned itself with the only national hunter training programme in the country. In addition, the safety message that both parties support will receive greater impetus from the collaborative effort of the blaze promotion, and hopefully other projects in the future. HUNTS already has a track record of involvement in other collaborative projects. Our decade long partnership with Mountain Safety Council has resulted in the development of a training pathway for HUNTS instructors. The engagement with NZ Police resulted in obtaining rifles for training purposes and support for the
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Bill OLeary
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AN OPEN LETTEr FrOM AIr CHArTEr TAUPO
Farewell Friends
Dear Editor, It is with deep regret that we have to inform you that the trustees of the East Taupo Lands Trust have terminated our licence to operate into their private land in the Kaimanawas and Kawekas. As the termination of the licence takes effect at the end of this year, we will not be able to honour the bookings many of you have made with us for 2011. We want you to know that while we will be doing everything in our power to persuade the trustees to revoke this decision, we suspect there is little hope of success, and want to give you as much advance notice of cancellation of your forward booking as possible. Air Charter Taupo has operated in this land since about 1980, and Christine and I have owned the business since October 1987. Many of you have been flying with us for a large portion of this period, and we do sincerely value your support. We have always known that our licence would terminate on 31st December 2010, but as we have had a very good working relationship with the Trust over the years, we were hopeful of an extension to our licence. However, not wanting to presume anything, we first approached the trustees about an extension in April 2009. We asked them to inform us of their decision before the end of last year, due to our normal
practice of accepting bookings well in advance ie for 2011, from 1 January this year. We continued our negotiations with the Trust during the 2009 year, although we did not succeed in obtaining a formal extension in writing. However, we received verbal assurances that an extension to the licence period would be likely. It was on the strength of this positive response that we took bookings for 2011. Subsequently, in February of this year, we had a meeting with the trustees and came away feeling very optimistic due to the trustees comments, which were full of praise for our operation on their lands. To our surprise and concern, only a couple of weeks after this meeting we received notice from the Trust that they were going to advertise for expressions of interest from other parties. We submitted a very generous proposal to the Trust, and also requested that, if the proposal was not accepted, we be granted a short extension to our existing licence to enable us to honour the bookings we had taken for 2011. Unfortunately the trustees neither accepted our proposal nor allowed us time to honour your bookings. To our knowledge, Christine and I are the only pilots with sufficient experience to train a new pilot(s) to operate these airstrips and provide the required
supervision while they gain experience. It is unique terrain and we believe such training and supervision is essential to ensure the continued safe operation of the airstrips. We are totally shocked and disappointed with this outcome, as up until several weeks ago we were confident the Trust would realise that granting us a new long term licence was the only viable option. We will be phoning everyone with a forward booking to explain what has happened and refund any deposits, but we deeply regret that there will be many of you we will not be able to personally say goodbye to. You know that so many of you are far more than just clients to us. Once again, we thank you for your business and loyalty over the years, and hope that our paths may once again cross at some stage in the future. Arthur & Chris
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Helisika and Tongariro Aviation (021 0724782) are advising anyone who has existing bookings with Air Charter Taupo or Lakeland Helicopters to contact them and they will honour these. You have until 1 November to make contact and after that the blocks will be opened up to anyone.
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NeW NAtIONAL LIFe member
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Zealand Police to instruct first time firearms owners in firearms safety and administer the Police Firearm Safety Test. He also became responsible for, and established, the NZMSC Outdoor First Aid system. In 1980, Bob was the administrator of the NZ Firearms Symposium and went on to become a member of the Police Project Foresight team in 1983 to bring in the 1983 Arms Act. 1984 saw Bob certifying as a NZDA Douglas Scorer. With this, he attended various Douglas Score seminars and administered several of them. Bob became assistance director of NZMSC for five years and in 1986, was awarded the Queens Service Medal (QSM) and had it presented by the Queen. In 1988, Bob was part of the original group including Bob Geck and Rob McMillan to set up the NZDA Hunter Understanding National Training (HUNTS) and firearms programme. Also beginning in 1988, he worked for the Victorian State Government to establish a copy of NZ Firearm Safety Programme into Australia until 1990. Bob represented New Zealand while attending the Australian Firearms Law and Use Conference in Perth in 1990, as well as being made a life member of the NZDA Upper Hutt Branch. The New Zealand Police Range Safety Manual was compiled by Bob in 1992 and he subsequently received a Certificate of Appreciation from the New Zealand Police in 2000. In 1998, Bob joined the board of the NZDA Heritage Trust, later becoming chairperson of the same trust in 2007. Upon retirement from NZMSC in 2004, Bob received a certificate of appreciation from NZDA and the New Zealand Shooting Federation, as well as a council award and a lifetime award from NZMSC. More recently in 2007, Bob became a patron member of NZDAs now Hutt Valley Branch, and was awarded the title of Douglas Score Coordinating Tutor in 2009. See issue 171 for roger McNaughton, the other person awarded life membership at conference 2010.
Bob Badland, a new national life member being congratulated by our CEO, Dianne Brown
Robert (Bob) Badland has been hunting since the age of nine with family and has continued hunting over the years since then (65 years). He has hunted and shot rabbits, hares, possums, goats, pigs, Red deer, Fallow, Sika, Whitetail, chamois and tahr all over New Zealand. Bob was a member of the Hawkes Bay Central Gun Club for six years (1960 1966) and shot ducks during this period. He has been a volunteer Bushcraft and Firearms instructor with the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (NZMSC) since 1969. After joining the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) Upper Hutt branch in 1970, Bob was treasurer for six years and on the
committee for ten years. Since first joining the Association, he has represented the Upper Hutt Branch at 15 national conferences. Bob also represented New Zealand Deerstalkers Association on the Rimutaka/Haurangi Forest Park Advisory Committee during 1975 1977 and the Tararua Forest Park Advisory Committee during 1978 1987. Bob was also treasurer, on the organizing group, and on the transport committee for the 1978 NZDA Exhibition of Hunting. Since 1978, he has compiled the tahr trophy records for the Association. In 1979, Bob became employed by NZMSC as a Firearms Field Officer, and set up the volunteer firearms instructor system for the New
TIP OFFS
creAtING QuALIty huNtING PhOtOs Is AbOut teLLING A stOry

By Jeff Banke, Direct branch (Overseas) Every hunter should carry a camera to record their hunting experience, and especially the rare ones when you actually take a deer. The hunting experience should include recording deer sign like scenery, wallows, rub trees, droppings and footprints, your daypack, rifle, and hunting companions in the photo for scale or added interest. Capture wildlife on film or memory card game, native birds, fauna and flora, etc, all of which add dimension to your hunting experience, and how you can relay that experience to others. Equipped with your rifle or bow, backpack, knife, binoculars and survival gear, youre ready to go huntingwell, not quite! A good camera is as important a choice as your rifle and should be given equal consideration and thought. Your camera should be loaded with film or with a large memory card, ready to use and carried at the top of your daypack for easy access. Its not much use to you if your camera is back in the vehicle or at camp when the trophy is at your feet, or you happen upon a beautiful vista or something unique. Photography has several purposes. Lets start with habitat, taking shots of the different terrain you hunt in, not only the huge vistas of mountain ranges, lakes, but of the actual bush you walk through dry northern slopes, gullies, browse plants and river flats. In this way non-hunters will get a good idea of where you are hunting. Even more importantly, you will have a permanent record of the habitat in which you hunt and the way it changes over time. Be sure to record the time and place each of the photos were taken, as well as any other significant details such as the names of people in them. Take shots of your vehicle, not only for historic reasons, but when negotiating river crossings, steep terrain, mud and snow. Get off the track into the bush to get a photo that gives a better idea of the grade or difficulty experienced during the hunt. Catch your companions unawares doing chores around the camp, cleaning rifles, feeding dogs, eating and drinking, and pointing out sign. Taking photos of everyday mundane hunting actions may seems a bit lame, but 20 years down the track because people change, some old friends or relatives pass on, you will wish you had taken more. Think of photography as a means of encapsulating a period in time, this becomes a part of you and your genealogy to be passed down through time to your ancestors. Obviously, it is equally important to train your friends in the art of photography, since it will be one of them taking the photograph of you with your trophy.
A nicely presented trophy animal Photo Jeff Banke
Trophy recording, not only bulls and bucks, but also cows and does, is usually the first thing that comes to mind for the use of a camera. Take plenty of photographs! Dont spare the film or memory card! A shot of the animal as it has fallen, close up should be the start, and then move back a little, to show the terrain. A good photograph that depicts the overall scene, is one of the hunter approaching the animal with caution; the rifle lowered but ready, as would normally be the case. Be sure to take plenty of close-upsjust head and shoulders of the animal and hunter as well as the complete animal. Dont forget presentationtongues hanging out, blood and entrails, unnatural positions, or surroundings, such as in the back of a pickup truck, hunters with dark glasses, or hats on, can spoil many otherwise good photos.
It floats, well OK it is just a puddle ! Photo Jeff Banke
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STORY
Exploring on West ruggedy Beach
A mOthers stOry!
By Melissa Winters, Bay of Plenty Branch
(AKA 10 DAys At eAst ruGGeDy hut, steWArt IsLAND)
Eight friends, ten days, one DOC hut, five rifles, two fishing rods... and our sixteen month old son. What a challenge! My biggest concern was how Oliver was going to get enough sleep in a noisy hut, followed closely by what he was going to eat. I was also stressing about lots of other things how many nappies to take, how many warm clothes would be needed, getting him walking in shoes before we went, how many toys to take... As we were flying in by helicopter we had to watch the weight of our gear, and we had a lot of gear! The day finally arrived, and we flew to Invercargill where we stayed for two nights in a backpackers, to give us time to organise everything for the helicopter and buy food. Then we were off to Bluff for the exciting helicopter ride to our hut. We had child sized ear muffs for Oliver he was a bit nervous (even grinding his teeth!) but seemed to enjoy the flight. The port-a-cot arrived in the next flight an hour or so later, and once it was set up he went straight off to sleep even with everyone moving around, unpacking, banging and clattering. Amazing!
Craigs first job was to child-proof the deck of the hut with some netting and cable ties, and we found planks of wood over the hut to block off the ends of the deck. Later that afternoon I put Oliver in the backpack and we went for a play in the nearby sand dunes although we couldnt take many toys, we did pack a bucket and spade and they got played with every day. Our Littleducks overalls and rain jacket came in very handy for keeping Oliver dry, warm and relatively free of sand! Some considerable effort went into finding a supplier of fluro orange fleece so we could have a hi-vis jacket made to fit him. Our amazing wee boy went straight off to sleep at his usual bedtime, despite ten adults in the same space noisily washing dishes, having a few drinks and playing cards until the wee hours. Unfortunately Oliver woke us all up at around 5.00am most mornings, but he generally slept well until then. He always woke once the heat from the evening fire died down, but he enjoyed helping his dad light the fire again every morning.
For our first full day on the island we headed off for a play on East Ruggedy Beach, which is about a half hour walk from the hut. Millions of sandflies of course, but some natural bug spray on Oliver and away he went. Lots of digging holes, making (and destroying) sandcastles, collecting sticks and shells, and trying to eat snacks with hands covered in sand. The rest of our stay followed a similar routine most days Oliver and Dad up early to get the fire going (by torch light) and have breakfast, then by the time everybody else was up Oliver was about ready for a morning nap. Once he woke up wed have a snack, pack a lunch and head out. The biggest day out was our walk to West Ruggedy Beach, about an hour each way. Oliver was great in the backpack, even falling asleep in it when it all got too much. We were usually back in the hut by around 2.00pm for his afternoon nap, then took him out again for an hour or so before dinner and bed. Oliver ate anything going, including fresh fish, dried fruit, porridge, spaghetti bolognaise and venison salami. We took bottled water and formula for his milk, and he drank around a litre of water a day which was great. We took some washable nappies to limit the number of disposables needed, and natural washing liquid as I had to do at least some washing every day. The port-a-cot and backpack were indispensable, as were the bucket and spade. We also took a ball, a couple of small toys and a couple of Olivers books. He had lots of fun playing
Walk to West ruggedy Beach
West ruggedy playground
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in the banana boxes that we used to transport gear to the hut. Real highlights of the trip were the kiwis that lived around the hut. We saw them every day, and Oliver learnt to recognise their call and ran to be let outside whenever he heard them. The first night we were joined by two trampers who were unfortunately very negative about hunters flying in with big groups and taking over tramping huts. We suffered through quite a lecture the next morning before they left! We had several other trampers come through on other nights, and all were most receptive to having a toddler climb up next to them on the bench to show off his toys. We took plenty of extra earplugs to donate to those not used to early morning wake up calls! Whilst my main focus was Oliver, Craig was there to hunt the elusive Whitetail. It was difficult for him to maintain a balance between being a Dad and being a hunter, but he shot a buck on day 8 of the trip and was very happy. Most days Craig managed some time for himself to go fishing or hunting, and I got some
time to myself one day to go for a lovely walk up to a lookout. We spent part of every day together as a family, which was wonderful. The trip ended with another thrilling helicopter ride back to Bluff, then two more nights in Invercargill before the big flight home. Oliver was one very excited little boy to see his house, his toy box and his grandparents again after two weeks away. We are both amazed at how adaptable to new situations our son is, and his social skills developed so much as he interacted with other adults in the shared living arrangements. We are very lucky to have great friends who all helped us to look after Oliver, played with him and talked to him. Having a toddler along changed the usual hunting trip experience for everybody - not always for the better, but I didnt hear any grumbling or complaining at all. (Even at 5.00am!) Even though I got exhausted with constantly watching Oliver to make sure that he wasnt hot, cold, hungry, thirsty, bored, tired or wet, it was still a fabulous trip and a marvellous experience for the whole family.
Two robinsons needed for the job!
The intrepid crew all packed and ready for the adventure to begin
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STORY
Sam Currie with his eight-point Sika stag.
sAm currIe, mANAWAtu brANch
NeWtON mccONOchIe mOst OutstANDING DeerstALKer OF the yeAr

Sam Currie is a seventeen-year old who has been a junior member of the Manawatu Branch for more than two years. During this time he has been a very active member. Sam has attended every club hunt, recently shot an eight-point Sika stag as well as being an enthusiastic worker on every working bee that has been held since he joined the branch. He became a branch committee member in 2009 and is still currently serving on the committee. Sam himself organised some working bees to upgrade Te Ekaou Hut, which the branch manages on behalf of the Department of Conservation. He also helped with the rebuild of the Heritage Lodge. He often helps with the organising of the monthly meetings preparing suppers, doing dishes and sweeping up at the end of the evening. The branch ran a HUNTS course in 2009 which Sam took part in and successfully graduated. His enthusiasm just doesnt stop with the branch. The Manawatu Branch of the Mountain Safety Council, (Palmerston North), has also benefited from his voluntary work when he ran the BBQ for their annual meeting and raised $200. Sam plays an active role in the Oroua Valley stoat trapping project, (see H&W 169, p 27), has helped with organised Fallow hunts in 2008 and 2009 and recently with a branch Sambar hunt organised through the Sambar Deer Management Foundation. To sum up, Sam is an all round decent guy that the branch congratulates on achieving this award.
Sam Currie Fallow with his beautiful Fallow stag trophy.
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Taranaki a&P Show. Paeroa a&P Show. Wairoa a&P Show.
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nZda north island Benchrest, Kaitoke.
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NAtIONAL ANtLer, hOrN AND tusK cOmPetItIONs 2010
David Eaton and Mark Sarjeant, competition manager
Brian Witton and Vern Pearson
rodney Smith and Andrew Lang
Mark Nobilo and Craig Shaw
Len Cubitt, Steve Ticehurst and Bruce Banwell
A.01 MCGOWAN SHIELD FALLOW DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 4 Name Branch Place Taken DS 1st Martin Parsons North Otago Kakanui 212 7/ 8 Mountains 2nd Ben Pitelen Otago Beaumont 210 1/ 8 3rd Warren McDonald Otago Blue Mountains 208 3/ 8 A.02 MEL LArrITT TrOPHY rED DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 9 Name Branch Place Taken DS 1st Issac Te Kahika Tutira Wairarapa 369 1/ 4 2nd Trevor Goodeve Malvern Rakaia 338 3/ 4 3rd Trevor Dobbs Waikato Kaikoura 329 A.03 SEDDON SHIELD rUSA DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 3 Name Branch Place Taken 1st David Coombe Thames Valley Urewera 2nd Murray Rowe Te Awamutu Ohutu 3rd Ben Huxford Taupo Galatea DS 167 1/ 4 143 5/ 8 143 1/ 4
A.07 KEITH SEVErINSON TrOPHY WAPITI/FIOrDLAND DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 0 A.08 MCCONACHIE SHIELD CHAMOIS - TOTAL ENTrIES: 3 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Vern Pearson Tom Beams Hayden Breakwell Branch Taupo Rakaia Ashburton Place Taken Whataroa Waimakariri DS 27 26 3/ 4
South Westland 26 1/ 2
A.09 MOUNT COOK TrOPHY TAHr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 16 Name 1st 2nd Philip Lyver Clayton Buckley Branch North Canterbury North Otago Place Taken Mount Cook Clyde River DS 45 3/ 4 45
A.10 COLIN POrTEr TrOPHY GOAT - TOTAL ENTrIES: 7 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Mike Morse Mike Spray Nick Evans Branch Auckland Kapiti Tutira Place Taken Puhoi Ruakaturi Tutira DS 114 1/ 2 113 1/ 2 111
A.04 HENDErSON TrOPHY SAMBAr DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 4 Name Branch Place Taken DS 1st Daniel Peat Bay of Plenty Hunterville 226 5/ 8 2nd Jason Ogilvie Taupo Himitangi 191 3/ 8 A.05 CLIFF MArSHALL MEMOrIAL TrOPHY SIKA DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 3 Name Branch Place Taken 1st Dion Patterson Waikato Kaimanawa A.06 MANAWATU BrANCH TrOPHY WHITETAIL DEEr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 3 Name Branch Place Taken 1st Jane Cochrane North Dart Valley Canterbury 2nd Marcus Pinney West Coast Wakatipu 3rd Troy Adamson Nelson Stewart Island
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A.11 DILLON SHIELD DrAWN PIG TUSKS - TOTAL ENTrIES: 6 Name 1st Rusty Bird John Morris Nick Sim Branch Waikato Otago North Otago Place Taken Port Waikato Dunback Pig Root DS 26 3/ 4 25 1/ 2 24 3/ 4
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A.12 PUTArUrU BrANCH TrOPHY UNDrAWN PIG TUSKS - TOTAL ENTrIES: 6 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Matthew Large Shane Kingan George Mills Branch Marlborough North Otago Otago Place Taken Awatere Valley Kakanui Shag Valley DS 23 3/ 4 20 3/ 4 20 3/ 8
A.13 TrEVOr CHAPPELL TrOPHY WILD SHEEP - TOTAL ENTrIES: 5 Name Branch Place Taken DS 1st Jimmy Shand North Otago Kuriheka 78 1/ 2 2nd Mark Nobilo North Chatham Island 77 1/ 2 Auckland 3rd Frans Laas Otago Pitt Island 75 1/ 4 A.14 POVErTY BAY BrANCH TrOPHY BEST GAME ANIMAL SHOT BY A JUNIOr UNDEr 19 - TOTAL ENTrIES: 7 Name Branch Place Taken DS 1st Issac Te Kahika Tutira Wairarapa 369.25 2nd Blake Clinch Waikato Tasman River 313.85 3rd Nick Evans Tutira Tutira 298.84 A.15 LEITHEN AWArD BEST NON-TYPICAL NOT AWArDED A.16 Z VErONESE CUP BEST ANTLErED SPECIES TAKEN BY A JUNIOr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 2 Name 1st 2nd Buster Spray Isaac Te Kahika Branch Kapiti Tutira Species Red Deer Red Deer Place Taken Wairoa Wairarapa
A.20 OrBELL TrOPHY BEST HEAD OF ALL DEEr SPECIES Name 1st 2nd 3rd Issac Te Kahika Branch Tutira Species Place Taken Red deer Red deer Wairarapa Rakaia DS 369 1/ 4 338 3/ 4 DS Equiv 369.25 338.75 344.85
Trevor Malvern Goodeve Daniel Peat Bay of Plenty
Sambar Hunterville 226 5/ 8
A.21 EGMONT TrOPHY BEST HEAD OF ALL HOrNED SPECIES Name 1st 2nd 3rd Philip Lyver Clayton Buckley Keith Cleave Branch Species Place Taken Mount Cook Clyde River DS 45 3/ 4 45 DS Equiv 348.09 342.38 338.58
North Tahr Canterbury North Otago North Otago Tahr Tahr
Oteake C P 44 1/ 2
A.22 BOW HUNTING JUNIOr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 0 A.23 BOW HUNTING LADIES - TOTAL ENTrIES: 0
A.17 E VErONESE CUP BEST HOrNED SPECIES TAKEN BY A JUNIOr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 4 Name 1st 2nd 3rd Blake Clinch Nick Evans Dillon Ferguson Branch Waikato Tutira Bay of Plenty Species Tahr Goat Goat Place Taken Tasman River Tutira Tauriko
A.24 BOW HUNTING SENIOr - TOTAL ENTrIES: 1 Name 1st Corey Geddes Branch Ashburton Species Tahr Place Taken Rakaia
AHT MEDALS 2010 Bronze Jane Cochrane Keith Cleave Trevor Dobbs Matthew Large Silver Trevor Goodeve Daniel Peat Gold Issac Te Kahika Phillip Lyver Tutira North Canterbury Red Tahr 69 1/ 4 45 3/ 4 Malvern Bay of Plenty Red Sambar 338 3/ 4 226 5/ 8 North Canterbury North Otago Waikato Marlborough Whitetail Tahr Red Undrawn tusks 132 3/ 8 44 1/ 2 329 23 3/ 4
A.18 KAIMANAWA BrANCH TrOPHY BEST GAME TrOPHY TAKEN BY A LADY - TOTAL ENTrIES: 4 Name 1st 2nd Jane Cochrane Jane Cochrane Branch North Canterbury North Canterbury Species Tahr Whitetail Place Taken Mount Cook Dart Valley
A.19 NOrMAN DOUGLAS TrOPHY BEST BrANCH ENTrY CONSISTING OF ONE SET OF ANTLErS, HOrNS AND TUSKS - TOTAL ENTrIES: BrANCHES Branch 1st North Otago Species Drawn tusks Fallow Tahr 2nd Waikato Drawn tusks Red deer Tahr 3rd Otago Drawn tusks Fallow Tahr DS 24 / 4
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The competition this year attracted sixty-nine entries. Of those, only seven were juniors, quite a few down from sixteen in 2009. There were only four entries from female members and there were four bow hunter entries as well. All species had entries except for Fiordland deer. The standard of entries was high once again, and forty-three of these went on to be placed in the NZ big game record books.
275.36 329 313.85 262.49 317.23 332.87 912.59 918.21
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NATIONAL HUNTING ADVISOR
DOc uPDAte
Brent Beaven is DOCs National Hunting Advisor. This is a new role that is focussed on encouraging hunting and improving the hunting experience. Prior to this, Brent had been DOCs biodiversity manager on Stewart Island for ten years. Contact Brent on 027 2664079 or email bzbeaven@doc.govt.nz
After much talk, the new website structure has gone live!! I am very pleased with the result, which brings hunting information together in a clear and easy to find and follow format. The key feature of the new hunting pages is the new Hunting homepage, acting as a central portal for accessing all hunting information. This can be accessed directly by typing in the web address www.doc.govt.nz/hunting or by going to the DOC homepage and clicking on Parks and recreation, and then Hunting. The homepage has a number of sections, including Where to hunt, What to hunt and a new section that introduces the basics of hunting for those new to the sport. The Where to hunt section will be useful when you are interested in what is available in specific areas. The section leads to information on what hunting opportunities are available in that area, huts, tracks and who to contact. The What to hunt section gives information on each of the larger game species that are available to hunt in New Zealand, including tips on how to hunt them and any information that is specific to that species. A big thank you to everyone who has provided information for this site, especially NZDA. We are aware that there are still a heap of gaps and a few mistakes. That said, we have attached a link to my email so that you can help to get the information right by emailing me comments and suggestions. Already I have had a number of suggestions that will enable us to improve the accuracy of the site over the year. I will continue to keep you up to date as this progresses. It may not be perfect, but it is certainly a heap better!
The next 12 months will see further changes to the site, with all area offices reviewing and improving the information that they have on line. This should ensure that areas that have limited information flesh out what they
have available and other areas check that the information that they do have up is up to date. As well as this, we are still on track to enable hunting permits to be obtained on line via the Hunting homepage by the end of this year.
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YOUNG HUNTER
This is the kind of country we hunted
PANeKIrI stAtION GOAt shOOt

By Daniel Conder, Thames Valley Branch
A well deserved rest
Piled on the Ute ready to go
On Friday 21st May I was all packed up and ready to head off to Panekiri Station for the goat shoot. I met up with the branch members in Tirau at 6.30 pm and the weather was wild. We stopped in Rotorua for dinner, which may not have been such a good idea for some of the boys, as they were sick on the windy metal roads. We arrived at the shearers quarters at 12.10 am with everyone tired and ready for bed. We could barely lift our bags as we piled our gear inside. Everyone sussed out a room and grabbed a musty old mattress, but instead of everyone heading off to bed we suddenly livened up. Dave had a big job on his hands getting us settled, but we decided that it was probably a good idea when Mike told us it was going to be a big walk tomorrow. So we scurried off to bed all excited and ready. Awake and fresh the next morning we packed our bags, downed our breakfast, made our lunch and jumped onto Mikes Ute. We met up with one of the station workers named Earnest. We went from there, walking behind the motorbike looking into the horizon, as it easily made its way up the mushy track. The weather seemed to hold up well as we made our way to the top. While we were recovering, the boys spotted a pig. We were only allowed to take on the goats so Earnest
went off to have a crack at it, but the pig got the better of him and scurried off over the creek. We then split up into three groups. I ended up with Mike, so I knew I had my work cut out for me as we wandered on over to the goats we could see beside a big slip. We crept silently towards the mob we had seen earlier and each peeled off some shots ending up with four, which we were happy about. Up and over another knob and yet another giant mob. So down went Steve to have the first crack at them, smoking one. So we all fired at the rest of them. Next we see Lee, Ryan and Earnest across the valley, so Mike wandered over (its scary how fit that man is!) to see what their plan was, as we were going to head off into that direction. We turned around and went the other way. After an awesome morning shoot we decided to head back to the shearers quarters for a small rest and a bite to eat. Lee and Ryan had seen two deer on their travels; it was interesting to hear that venison had been located in the area. Mike got us together again and we decided to go off into the same area while the other group gathered up and went in the opposite direction. We were following the track for a good hour and a half until we saw our first goat, which ended up getting the better of us. We continued to follow
This little fellow came home with Mike
the fence line until we saw the next mob. Dylan got on the end of his rifle to have a crack. We wandered on for another good 200 metres to see goats scattered everywhere. Shots were flying left right and centre as the boys opened up on them. Not a great deal got away either, which was awesome. It was another big hike back to the camp. All of us with no energy. We heard that the other group had an awesome time as well which was great to hear. We all got cleaned up and ready for tea which consisted of meatloaf, mashed spuds and peas. We werent too long out of bed, which was good news for Dave. In the morning we packed up early, happy with our weekends work. The gear was piled in and we were off, all with great memories. I got some wicked photos of Lake Waikerimoana and the boys even had a stone throwing competition trying to get their stones into the lake from the top of the road. There were even shops in the middle of nowhere. But above all the goat shoot was the highlight of the trip!
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Luke Hutchings, 13, Thames Valley Branch managed to get a young billy goat while on a survival camp.
reuben Kellow, 9, Wanganui, with the results of a successful goat hunt.
Sean Hayes, glad to reach the Ute after carrying his 45kg pig.
Ella Wilson (11) and her young sister Millie Malcolm, with Ellas first duck for the 2010 season.
William George, 7, Hutt Valley Branch, with some small game for the pot. robert Wills, 14, Waikato Branch managed to get himself a nice Fallow buck.
BLAST FROM THE PAST
FrAmPtONs FIOrDLAND A PAssION FOr LIFe

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By Alby Frampton Reproduced from NZ Wildlife, Volume 9, Issue 82 1982/83 From 9 February to March 4th 1982, Alby Frampton together with Wayne Hamilton and Dudley King undertook an epic journey from Lake Fraser to the Long Burn Saddle in Fiordland National Park. See NZ Hunting & Wildlife issues 165, 166, 167, 168 and 169, for the reprints of this epic journey. In the following interview with Susan Grant, Alby tells his story. another trip into Fiordland, tickling the bad natured wilderness in the ribs this time. They would put boot prints in printless soil during their 80 mile, 17 day journey, which began at West Cape. There was an ulterior motive. The takahe. On his first traverse, Alby had noticed signs of the feathered superstar, and he wanted to return to that particular spot. Just to check. To make sure. He is not a man to be caught with egg on his face. Some scientists will stay at home, and will whip down when they hear of something happening, take a butchers, and come home. I think the best experience of the lot is to go down there, and if you find something, you have done it on your own terms. These guys were saying there were no takahe down there, though there had been many years ago. They never bothered to have a look. The trip of 83 was most definitely the most interesting one in some respects. Takahe, moose and other things, a deerstalker on the hunt in Fiordland. But not for deer. Seems as though it would take a miracle to make the packing of a rifle worthwhile these days. Deer are as scarce as those little black bastards, the black jobs in flight are numerous. Back at Butterfly Creek, when Alby Frampton was a cub, things might have been different. But Fiordland has had its hunters a plenty. This DA member of some 26 years likes hunting other things as well. He was aware, thanks to years of bush experience and plenty of priming from a friend who knows about these things, that Fiordland could contain other rare, perhaps unique, wildlife. A New route Well, when a chap wants to enjoy the bush solely for the game it can yield, there is no way you can interest him in collecting bugs. Alby, like many of his kind, is not like that. He sees life
Butterfly Creek, it was the ultimate in getting away from your parents for the weekend. Two deer, the first I ever saw, were at Butterfly Creek. Just over the other side of Eastbound, Butterfly Creek was the beginning as far as Alby Frampton is concerned. Kids got to say goodbye to their families and go bush, possum trap, and be with their mates. Have adventures and all that.
Alby Frampton, defying all the odds stacked against those of dignified, suburbanised stature having adventures, still finds his way into the wilderness. Its all on a bigger scale now, though. Fiordland, albeit some other side of Eastbourne, is an entity to take seriously. It is the reality that has remained with Albys dreams. Fiordland, another step up from Butterfly Creek. The land suitable for a mans adventures, visions nurtured by the boys awe at actually seeing two deer the other side of Eastbourne. A Tickle In The ribs Three years ago he and two other men walked 180 miles across the backbone of the bloodyminded parcel of land, Fiordland. Their journey, from Long Sound (Lake Widgeon) to Milford was a first, but Alby is not a man to gloat knowingly over one marvelous achievement, sitting on his backside all the while. He wonders about things not done. This year, the vitally fit explorer and deerstalker called in the companionship of Wayne Hamilton and Dudley King to make
in third dimension, and he sees all its colours. As a deer is a good find, a rare beetle, weta or fish is just as exciting and worthwhile. They too are part of the adventure. At the beginning of their trek, Messrs Frampton, Hamilton and King walked from their Lake Fraser starting point back the five miles or so to West Cape. We were so close it was foolish not to go there. How many people do you know have been out to West Cape . . . very few. If they have been to West Cape, how many people have walked along the tops by Dusky Sound to the Long Burn Saddle? So really, its a new route. Makes you feel a bit egotisticaldone something the old explorer missed doing. The trip was not meant to be 80 miles; they had planned it to be much longer. But, who can rely on Fiordland - A fickle lover, beautiful, but mean sometimes. The bush was mean to Alby and his friends this time. The weather stopped us, right in the middle. We lost five days with bad weather. We had three to four weeks but I under estimated the time it would take us to get from West Cape to the Long Burn Saddle by about eight days. Overall we lost nearly two weeks. In time - but not experience. When a mate went bush once, he decided the best way to get rid of sand flies was to let them take over every inch of exposed flesh and have their fill. Alby doesnt agree. He is far more conservative in his dealings with the little black jobs. But his attitude toward the more exotic of the bug world is more refined. He went bush armed with collecting jars, ready for the unusual. For instance, take the paryphanta snail. He found one which has just been classified as a Resolution Island species; the first to be found on the mainland - palaphanta Fiordlandica. Supremo Gruesomo Alby displays an impressive knowledge of these native, carnivorous snails. There are about
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20 to 30 species, I think. The biggest ones are generally in the South Island - northwest Nelson, theres the odd scattered tribe here and there. In Fiordland it is not known. One cant help asking if Alby has a degree in etymology. No, he has just taken notice. Well, put it this way. Ive been going into the bush for a long time. And, suddenly, all the stuff Ive seen over 25 to 30 years has come together. In Fiordland, anything that looks different, or suspicious, you grab it. Perhaps noone else has ever seen it. They eat meat, those snails, dead meat, insects, whatever they come across. The specimen was given to an expert at the National Museum. If I had not brought the paryphanta out, they wouldnt have known the thing was there. Many people would admit to not loving snails, as safe a generalisation as saying wetas are not loved by anyone at all. But Alby had enough knowledge about this supremo gruesome to recognize an odd one when he saw it. Again he reels off some facts - impressive to someone who has taken absolutely no interest in wetas or their like, preferring to concentrate on the cute and cuddly members of our wildlife. This one looked different to what I had seen previously, there are cave wetas, and bush wetas and all sorts, but this one had really long legs. and a small body. It went into the bottle. As far as is known it cannot be related to any other that has come from that region. A Never Fail Legend Ah, cute and cuddly time at last. Alby brought back some feathers, identified as coming from a brown kiwi. What amazed me this time, I heard kiwis every night just about. On the last trip, if he heard one kiwi he would have been surprised. It was fantastic, in this little known area, to hear kiwis. You would always hear the two; the male with his high pitched squeal going up an octave each time, and the female with a sort of booming, raspy noise at the other end of the scale. Bird life was, however, generally lacking. They did hear a morepork one evening. That gave them fine weather the following day. Alby has always believed in that legend, and it has never failed him, by all accounts. Many stalkers who follow the deer arent out there with mind and eyes set on a rack of antlers only. Bush wise, many of them, they have a lot in common with the president of Wellington Branch. Bush is living; evolving, restless, moving silently with much that is unknown. Only the people who spend plenty of
time with it can understand. Alby feels that deerstalkers have to go out prepared to spend time looking at aspects other than deer - cause lets face it; the deer dont exist in the numbers that they used to. Those that are around are a darn sight smarter than those that got shot - and it now takes a patient hunter to get a good kill on foot. Alby likes to hunt, sure, but he is prepared to broaden his outlook. I still want to go into the bush but when the deer arent there, what else can I do? Stuff All Young hunters do not travel the distances their predecessors did. Where is the attraction? Twenty odd years ago club members used to go south at the drop of a hat for the tahr and chamois. Tahr is now an endangered species. The Wapiti. Lets look at the Wapiti. There are stuff all. Id be surprised if two or three good bulls come out this year. I mean good, not excellent. So really, the attraction for a young hunter to travel long distances for an animal that isnt there, no longer exists. Sika, says Alby will be the ultimate trophy in the next few years because it only grows eight points and grows them by its third or fourth year. An eight-pointer could become an ultimate trophy in New Zealand. Then again, there are more of them because the chopper doesnt get at the animal so much because it is quicker and lives in the bush. Faced with a lack of supply young hunters become discouraged, some drop out of the scene quickly. Wellington Branch has quite a turn over in membership. Many newcomers, young and keen, are moved to ask however Are there any deer left? Its the way it is. The older members know it. They have learned to appreciate that conservation is now as important as the hunt, the roar, and a good rack. We would all like to see a few deer left rather than none. A lot use the camera, and many take superb photographs. Trophies too. Alby will be trekking until he is at least 50. Patagonian icecaps? Perhaps not, but some guy did that at the age of 52.
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uninviting waters of Lake Widgeon and began a trek that is still on going. February, 1980, February, 2010. Thirty years of exploring that great hunk of granite and gneiss1 that is Fiordland. There have been some exciting trips and never a dull moment. Sure, weve had days under water, rain, rain and more rain, however, in comparison to the wet, we did have sun and the warmth was invigorating and friendly. We have never given up. Generally our trips last a minimum of three weeks, occasionally four. We have spent most of our time south of Dusky, exploring that south west corner thats hard to get to. Planning food drops, packing, fitting into the chopper, and once having a sling to carry extra gear. Richard Hayes knows all the spots we have trekked through. We have flown with him for the last couple of decades. Had some fun looking for food drops that the memory forgot to file, we had great discussions on memory loss until we got the GPS on board. Even proved the sophisticated system in the chopper isnt as accurate as ours sometimes. Our wives call us team Viagra. Brings a laugh when people ask where we are off to next. There is Denys, Roland Pop, Wayne, Dud and myself, all either in our 70s or pushing at the door. We have had our odd trips cut short due to injury or weather, and once coming down from Mount Solitary into Fanny Bay, had to get Richards crew to drag each of us up through a hole in the canopy one by one in a cage due to extreme river conditions and land us on Fanny Bay beach. Quite exciting really, swinging under the machine. Also bloody expensive. February 2010 we began one more major trip, this time down Big River to Lake Hakapoua, a valley with its sometimes hidden tricks that catch seasoned trekkers out. The valley is generally easy until the odd gorge. Better weather than most areas, even a few deer, and one that did not make its escape. The first deer shot since 1980. We have feasted on cod, crayfish and paua over the years, food that costs heaps if bought in shops. There have been lucky escapes from severe injuries through miss footing on steep slopes and slippery tussock. A rope is a necessary safety item when sheer faces or thick scrub requires packs to be hauled up or lowered. There arent many places we have not trekked through, round, up or over or crossed our tracks from previous trips. Three memorable trips always float to mind: mainly for the time taken and the extremes of geology. One is the four week trek from Lake Victor to Lake Hakapoua via Mt Solitary and the Longburn Saddle. The second from Cascade Cove in Dusky Sound, up to Mount Bradshaw, down to Edwardson Sound up to Lake Purser in the Oho into the Carrick and out to Islet Cove in Cunaris Sound. The third from Lake Fraser over Mount Bradshaw to Lake Mike, then through to Mount Burnett, across the Darek Cloud Range onto the Longburn Saddle, a snow storm ended that trip, but did we feed up for two days. We are not yet ready to hang up our packs, but an easier trip is on the boards and by end about January/February 2011, we will all be champing at the bit to head south once again. And yes! I still see my two mates who started out with me 30 years ago, the then 19-year-old Steve Bruce and the then 17-year-old John McCann.
[1. Gneiss (pronounced /nas/ nice) is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from pre-existing formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks.]
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HABITAT
One of the spikers from a family group radio collared and monitored to capture dispersal and subsequent seasonal movement information in relation to the lifecycle of a bull
FIOrDLAND WAPItI FOuNDAtION - hAbItAt stuDy AND Other PrOJects

By roy Sloan, President, Fiordland Wapiti Foundation Before I start to explain the habitat study, I would to thank the NZDA and its members for their participation in this study and financial backing. The Fiordland Wapiti Foundation (FWF) habitat study is being done to: understand the seasonal movement and home range utilisation patterns of Wapiti family groups and individuals; to obtain an understanding of the habitat types and sizes covered by various components of the herd (family groups and bulls); and to correlate these with food supply, hence, leading to the greatest trophy growing potential. Fixing of radio tracking collars via aerial live animal recovery will be used to provide the information required with both bulls and cows being monitored. The structure of Wapiti family groups is believed to be very communal and monitoring individuals of both sexes will supply valuable, but very different data. One middle age cow and one yearling cow will be radio collared and monitored from each of two family groups to study the female group patterns. Spikers from two family groups will also be radio collared and monitored to capture dispersal and subsequent seasonal movement information in relation to the lifecycle of bulls. Automatic collar fixes will be undertaken at least daily to provide consistent information. This information will be downloaded via internet onto Google Earth. Locations will be overlaid onto maps accordingly. The collars to be used also consist of a normal telemetry transmitter enabling manual tracking 24/7. This information collection programme will provide cost effective data on distances travelled and size of the Wapiti home range, seasonally.
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Over a period of seasons, the information collected and mapped will evolve into annual cycles in animal behaviour. By manually tracking family groups the FWF will also gain an understanding of the structure of Wapiti family groups, enabling family group sizes to be optimised in future herd management and environmental concerns to be properly accessed. The SPOT GPS System collars, to be supplied by KIWITRACK, have a signal life of five years. Currently, another project that the FWF has been monitoring for two years is the eleven location collars on young bulls in Fiordland; these are older type collars, (as per photos). The problem with these collars is the lack of information received from them. To enable the FWF to download data there is a need to fly over the area the animals may be in and find a signal and mark/GPS them. This does take a lot of time and money, around $6,000 per flight. We try and do seasonal movements, so the cost per year could be as much as $24,000; add the cost of catching these animals and attaching the collars and removing them. It is a very costly project for a limited amount of data, but data that is very vital to managing the affects the deer have on the Wapiti area of Fiordland and understanding the animals themselves so we can improve them for the future of recreational hunters. The next project is the habitat study, the family group habitat study, and this is the project NZDA is helping with by the way of sponsorship as explained earlier in my article. As pointed out previously, six animals from two family groups in different locations within the Fiordland Wapiti area will be fitted with collars. By using the new Kiwi Track collars this will enable more information to be gained and at a much more realistic price.
The costing is as follows: To start this project off, six collars will be purchased at a price per collar of $1,500 plus GST, if all six are purchased; The annual monitoring data download fee is $150 plus GST per collar per year; and The cost to attach the collars is around $1,500 to $2,000 per animal, depending on the location of the animals and how long it takes to capture them. We need to ensure it is a family group or the programme is doomed before it is started. Two years ago, when collars were attached to the young bull, these collars would have cost us $5,000 per collar, plus a down load fee of $500 per year, which is why the old type collars were used on the bulls. The two collar projects will give a fair amount of information on the Wapiti type animals and their activities; however other issues being faced in the Wapiti area, ie Red deer densities and animal quality. Yes, less and less Red deer is being seen during the recovery, but the question must be asked are the animals getting smarter and avoiding the helicopters, or are we reducing the Red deer numbers. Its very obvious that animal numbers have been reduced, as in five years over 4,000 deer have been removed, but may have they also learnt to duck. To try to assist with this, 15 trail cameras have been installed, with more being adding to these in time. What we are starting to see are undisturbed animals, while slowly building up some knowledge on animal types. Over time it is hoped to see the changes in the types. This is a long term project and involves a good detailed data base. All the information received from
An example of one of the eleven location collars on young bulls in Fiordland
The problem with these older collars is the lack of information received from them
these cameras is cryptic and only known by a couple of people. I also talked about the million dollar question, animal densities. We have several vegetation monitoring lines, alpine and bush; these have just been checked and look good. These are good tools if used correctly. There is also an observer on every recovery trip and good data is gained from these trips, animals seen, animals shot, etc. Another good tool is the permit returns. For the 2010 season the FWF asked the hunters to get more involved with the management of the Wapiti area and encouraged them to record certain data. The good thing about this data is that it is recorded at the same
time each year; so apples are being compared with apples, and over time this will build some great information. This year all bar one permit return was returned, and the FWF would like to congratulate all the hunters who hunted the Wapiti area this year. As you can see each project brings its own different type of information to the table, but collectively it all builds a story and hopefully we can all learn something more about game management in New Zealand. A point I need to make is that all these projects are funded by individual groups of people and none of the funds come from the donations hunters make during the Wapiti ballot. That money is
donated for animal control and is only used for that purpose. Footnote: A funny thing happened with the collared bulls. We had trouble locating four animals. However when they were found, all four were together in the head of a valley in George Sound. A couple of these bulls had travelled a long way. We would never have guessed this happening, so you can see how great the collar information can be. Thank you again for your ongoing support and if anyone or any groups are keen to help sponsor one of these projects please contact via our website, www.fwf.net.nz
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By Mike Spray - Programme Manager, Firearms Safet y and Hunter Training, New Zealand Mountain Safet y Council The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC) delivers a firearms safety programme through a network of volunteer firearm safety experts. These expert instructors are a community based firearms safety resource who provide safety training to new firearms licence applicants, schools, clubs and a variety of other interested community groups. Under Regulation 14 of the Arms Regulations 1992, MSC firearms instructors, who are approved by police, deliver firearms safety training and testing of new licence applicants on their theoretical knowledge of firearms safety. There are 480 firearms safety instructors, delivering out of 147 locations throughout New Zealand who last year trained and tested 9,909 new firearms licence applicants and hundreds of other community members. The number of first time firearms licence applicants has increased nearly 100% in the past five years. There are a number of reasons for this increase and these vary from region to region. A large number of applicants are getting a firearms licence to hunt game. Over recent years game animal numbers have increased and success on the hunt is likely to happen more readily. Venison, wild pork and game birds are all traditional New Zealand game meats and hunters have taken advantage of the good game numbers to keep their freezers full of a lean and inexpensive meat for the dinner table. Other reasons include small run holders who have bought a 10 acre life style block who look to owning a firearm for pest control to keep the populations of rabbits and possums at bay. In the large grape growing regions like Marlborough and Nelson, viticulture workers require a firearm to control exotic bird populations in and around the vineyards so there has been an increase in licensing in these areas. As well, there are a percentage of new applicants gaining a licence for other types of recreational shooting sports like smallbore, pistol and clay bird shooting where these individuals generally join one of the many clubs located in almost every town in the country to spend their Saturday on the range enjoying shooting with family and friends. The firearms programme is seen by police and the wider community as a successful safety training programme. There are very few non intentional firearms incidents each year in New Zealand when you compare the high participant levels in recreational shooting activities. The firearms safety programme, robust requirements relating to firearms security and the fact that the vast majority of firearms users in New Zealand are responsible
recreational hunting and shooting sports are healthy activities that bring a positive development of practical skill, personal development and immense enjoyment to thousands of individuals each year.
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on their private land, this figure does not reflect the true number of game bird shooters, which is probably much higher. The number of small game shooters, hunting rabbits and possums on the back of the farm is incalculable and along with the hundreds of shooters who turn up at shooting clubs on a weekend show that recreational shooting in New Zealand is a significant outdoor activity.
testing of new licence applicants on their theoretical knowledge of firearms safety.
In the past five years there has been an average of 9.4 non intentional incidents per year and included in this average is 1.4 non intentional deaths. It is important to keep low incident percentages in context of high participation levels. No non intentional firearm death or injury is acceptable and MSC firearm safety instructors continue to work hard to bring incident levels down to zero. MSC also has an interest in a hunter education programme called HUNTS. This programme is delivered by the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and is available to new and existing hunters who wish to learn and up-skill on safe and successful hunting in the New Zealand outdoors. Trainees are taught bushcraft skills, safe handling of firearms, safe hunting behaviours, the ethics of fair chase and the principles of managing a sustainable game resource. MSCs involvement in the programme is qualifying HUNTS Instructors through its training and
qualification system. The HUNTS Instructor is able to gain a Diploma in Outdoor Recreation HUNTS, as a tertiary qualification after having been assessed against a set of standards and competencies relating to the delivery of training for HUNTS trainees. Included in the HUNTS diploma is the MSC bush instructors qualification. In the many regions where HUNTS courses are delivered, MSC instructors work alongside deerstalker members and actively contribute to the delivery of bushcraft, outdoor first aid, safety management and firearms safety for HUNTS trainees. Recreational hunting and shooting sports are healthy activities that bring a positive development of practical skill, personal development and immense enjoyment to thousands of individuals each year. For the most part recreational firearms use is safe. The firearms and HUNTS programmes play an important role, right across the country in introducing new shooters and hunters to their sport. Shooting activities have a legitimate place in outdoor recreational pursuits in New Zealand.
MSC firearms instructors, who are approved by police, deliver firearms safety training
individuals are seen as primary reasons for the low incident figures. There are around 218,000 firearms licence holders in New Zealand and 450,000 firearms users (Thorp 1997). The larger number of users is made up of non licensed shooters under the immediate supervision of a licensed person. There are around 40,000 deer hunters (Nugent 1989) and 45,000 game bird shooting licences issued each year (Fish and Game 2009). Taking into account it is not necessary to obtain a game bird licence for family members when shooting
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Steve with his record book Sambar, 2111/4DS
sWAmP KING sAmbAr

By Stephen Howl, Taihape Branch I first heard about this Sambar over a year ago. Heading north back to Taihape one afternoon I spotted my old boss harvesting a late crop of maize in his brand spanking new John Deere combine. Having driven combines in a previous life I decided to check out his new toy. We caught up on all the news and gossip as we harvested along the field. As we got closer to a plantation of radiata I noticed, at the eastern end of the crop, a set of tracks between the rows of corn. Before we nosed back into the crop I jumped out to investigate. The size and the depth into the tilled ground could only mean one thing. This was quite a revelation to me because all the years I had been involved with this block; cropping, fencing, stock work and what have you, I had never seen any deer or sign for that matter. However, it wasnt until late the following autumn before I had time to investigate whether there were any deer there or not. The first trip to the block cost me $100.00 after foolishly getting drawn into a bet with one of my visiting brothers. Whilst loading the Hilux with gear and cameras he queried me as to why we werent taking any weaponry. I answered that you dont see Sambar at two in the afternoon on a hot clear day and that the purpose of todays trip was to explore the block and set up the spy cameras to see if there was any sign. The things you see when you dont have a gun is a phrase that comes to mind. A young stag and calf sneaking away quietly in the blackberry confirmed the presence of Sambar. Feeling somewhat disgusted with myself I handed $100.00 over to my non-hunting brother who was being anything but stealthy at the time. I put my cameras out and after twenty-four days they accumulated sixty odd images, including one of a hunter that shouldnt have been there. Luckily he was only carrying a shotgun and was probably there for the ample pheasants rather than my precious Sambar. The cameras revealed two young stags using a wallow on almost a nightly basis, but out of the twenty-four days of footage The Boss Man only stepped in front of it on the one occasion; even then he looked directly at the camera suggesting he knew something was amiss. At least now I had irrefutable proof of this stags existence and the hunting stepped up a gear. Stalking these animals wasnt working, so playing the waiting game was the new state of the play. So a blind was set up overlooking a field I had sighted him in on a previous evening. The first night in the blind I dozed off to sleep. The frost came down hard and by daylight I was stiff as a board and couldnt have cared less whether or not the deer were going to show up. Its the Hilux and its heater and then home for a hot shower. I thought I had some pretty good gear on, but obviously not good enough for prolonged periods on the ground. Back to the blind a few nights later at 3.00am, stalking in by the light of a full moon. By being this early, it gave me plenty of time to get organised and let all the wildlife settle back down if any thing had been disturbed. By 5.00am nothing had shown itself and I was starting to question how conspicuous my blind was; especially when a hare and a couple of possums hopped up out of curiosity to within three metres to investigate what this new structure was on their patch. A series of loud honks from the bottom of the block had me thinking I was in the wrong place. I hadnt heard a squeak from these animals all this time, but now in the last two weeks of June, the rut was obviously well under way as the hinds had taken to calling back and forth to each other every couple of hours or so. To get the wind right, I detoured through the neighbours paddock, past
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his dozing cattle just as the eastern sky began to show the first signs of dawn. Under the pines it was a different story. The unpruned pines shut out so much light it might as well have been midnight. A good layer of fog added to the gloom. This may have been in my favour as the next deer I saw were unaware of my approach. I saw a pair of eyes in the glow of my headlamp in the swampy depression in the middle of the pines. At a distance of only twelve metres we all stood frozen still; the deer deciding what course of action to take, not knowing what the light was all about. The younger stag was about two-years old, the other possibly four, but already with about half a metre of antler length and well developed tines - one to leave for another few years. Another deer let out a warning honk and the two stags bolted into the toitoi and the hunting was over for another day. Nothing left do to now but check the cameras on the way out and head back to the Hilux. While heading back to the vehicle the heavens opened up; it was about 400 metres to the Hilux with a couple of good climbs thrown in for good measure, or 100 metres back to shelter under some pines. The decision to wait out the rain was about to completely change my hunting fortunes for the day. I sat down with my back against a tree and got comfortable. From this new possie I could see 300 metres or so of terrace face covered in blackberry and gorse, with a couple of springs offering small patches of open area. I dozed off for ten minutes or so and when I awoke there were three Fallow does crossing the clearing closest to me. They headed into one of the gorse tunnels, completely unaware of my presence only 100 metres away. Further down the block a young buck trotted down the fence heading towards the terrace. He bounded over the fence and disappeared into the gorse and was greeted by a honk from another deer. The snap of timber being stepped on to the right of the spring had me sitting dead still, eyes trained on the exit to a tunnel out of the gorse. A nose belonging to an adult stag appeared; it sniffed the air briefly then took a couple of steps into the open, revealing the set of antlers responsible for consuming all my spare time in recent months. My heart was thumping real loud and I had a bad case of the shakes. The stag had a good look around to check that the coast was clear and continued across the spring. He took another step and stopped, staring directly at me. Despite me wearing a balaclava and all the camo gear he knew something was different about this scene. Before he could turn to retreat back into the gorse I raised my rifle and the .300wsm spoke.
The Swamp King I wrenched his antlers out of the bog and there was no question any more as to the trophy that was now mine.
The 180grain Accubond hit him in the base of the neck but he didnt even flinch. For a brief moment I thought he was going to get away as he raced towards the other side of the clearing, but he slowed, then got a bit of a wobble on before he fell off the face of the slope and into the bog. I was still shaking as I headed up the slope and into the bog. With him half buried, and his antlers mostly obscured, I thought for a moment I had shot the wrong stag. I wrenched his antlers out of the bog and there was no question any more as to the trophy that was now mine. The next task was to try and move this 225 kilogram plus animal into position for some photos; not easy when youre sinking up to your knees. The cape was a good one, so Steve Barclay, our local taxidermist has decided to do something special with it for the Sika show display. In the meantime the skull was cleaned up so it could go to the NZDA conference in Palmerston North. He had been shot after the cut off date for national competitions, but I took him along anyway so the official Douglas Score mearsurers could run a tape over the antlers. He went 211 Douglas Score and my first Sambar trophy is good enough for the record books. I am very grateful and thank Rodney Smith and Mark Nobilo who took time out from the judging
room full of competition trophies to do this for me. There is still a lot of winter left and another block I havent even explored yet, and besides, my trophy might get lonely hanging on the wall all on its lonesome.
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Recreational hunters wanting to sell their catch are being reminded to play by the rules. Reports of an increase in the number of hunters trying to sell game to local butchers has prompted the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) to remind hunters of the risks and why this practice is illegal. NZFSA senior programme manager Jim Sim says while it is perfectly okay for hunters to share their catch with family, friends and visitors, they are not allowed to exchange wild game meat for money or other goods and services. Although it may seem like a good way to make some extra cash, the reality is that wild game shot by recreational hunters is not subject to the same rigorous safety checks as the meat you buy in a supermarket or from a butcher, Jim says. In order to be confident about the safety of food that is offered for sale in New Zealand, only wild game meat from commercial hunters can be sold in shops and used by restaurants. Commercial hunters have to follow strict procurement procedures and keep records, and processors have to have systems in place to ensure the animals are disease and poison-free. This means that recreational hunters cannot donate, raffle, trade or sell meat. However, they are entitled to trade those parts that are not for human or animal consumption, such as hides, skins, horns and antlers. The penalties for selling recreational catch are significant: Individuals face fines of up to $100,000 and two years imprisonment, and corporations could be handed fines of up to $500,000. NZFSA has produced a booklet and DVD to highlight the food safety risks associated with wild game and game birds. These resources aim to help recreational hunters minimise those risks and make safe decisions about the wild food they catch, store and eat. Free copies can be ordered by phoning 0800 693 721 or emailing info@nzfsa.govt.nz The DVD can also be found on YouTube by searching for NZFSA. Meanwhile, anyone dreaming of making money from their catch can consider becoming a certified commercial hunter. Commercial hunting of wild animals is regulated to ensure that meat produced from wild animals is fit for human consumption and meets various standards including residue requirements. Hunters have to know where and when poisons are laid and be able to provide evidence that the areas they hunted in were poison-free. More information about commercial hunting can be found on NZFSAs website at http:// www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/ publications/manualsguides/hunting-wildgame-estate/wild-mammals/index.htm
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ADDress tO NZDA cONFereNce, chAIr OF cOLFO, mIchAeL DOWLING, 10th JuLy 2010
My name is Michael Dowling; I am the chair of Council of Licensed Firearm Owners. I am relatively new to the position, taking over in March of this year, previously having only spent a year on the council. My background is over 20 years experience as an armour in the army, mainly in territorials. I also have 12 years experience as a victim support crisis worker and committee member. I have been a financial adviser for over 20 years, served two terms as president of the AMP adviser business association, and am on my second term as a NZ delegate to the Australian representative executive in Australia. I am a firearms collector. What this will mean to you? Ive got extensive experience in dealing with various groups and regulatory bodies protecting the interests of members through industry change. I joined COLFO as an individual member when it first started, and then got involved recently when there were a lot of questions asked about what COLFO was doing. As a member, I thought I would see for myself, and decided to get involved. I sat for a year as an independent member of the council so I could understand the issues, and then agreed to step in as chair this year. I am here today to listen to our members. It is my intention to visit all member groups annual general meetings over the coming year so we understand the issues. I believe COLFOS role is to work with the police and government to ensure that the laws are practical and protect the rights and interests of those who are deemed to be fit and proper firearms licence holders. I dont believe COLFO should be the only voice, as this carries too much risk, and we may miss an issue that is important to a particular discipline. One of COLFOs roles is to deconflict positions for various member groups. For instance, are it may be that one member group is okay with a proposed change to the Arms Act without realising how it completely limits another groups ability to conduct its discipline, impacting on their members ability to enjoy their sport. We are there to ensure changes made by police and government are not going to impinge on member groups enjoyment. COLFO is also an NGO working with the United Nations. A lot of members question why thats important; recently, Andre Doyle has returned from a UN meeting where decisions were being made on policies for tracing and marking the firearms. What that means to you is that if you intend to go hunting overseas, you may find the different states want to mark your firearm and register it with a unique number. The more countries you travel the more marking it may get; it would not take long for a competing pistol shooter to find their firearm has run out of space. We believe that individual states should have the right to manage the risk their location and society represent. The risk associated with New Zealand is vastly different to a country that sits in the middle of a continent in conflict. It is important to feed into this forum as there are a large number of states setting international firearms law who have not had history of proper firearms ownership. The experience of civilian firearms ownership is that of gangs and militia; it is no wonder they are against civilian ownership. Within the UN, New Zealand has the opportunity to promote a system that works based on determining a person is fit and proper. While Andre was in New York, The World Forum for the future of Sport Shooting Activities released the copy of the symposium that was held in September 2009 on the ecologic in economic benefit of hunting; a copy will be made available to NZDA. We believe the Arms Amendment Bill 3 will go forward from select committee with some additions; we will ask that COLFO be allowed to review its submission in light of any changes. I know there are organisations suggesting we should lobby members of parliament for the right to be heard. COLFO supports this, as it is always good to approach your local MPs and remind them that there are keen and responsible firearm owners in their community.
NZs FIreArm hOmIcIDe rAte DrOPs, by mIchAeL DIcKIsON NZ herALD 24 JuLy 2010
Gun killings in New Zealand have declined the most in an international comparison - even though this country has less strict licensing laws than Canada and Australia. A forthcoming article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Interpersonal Violence, published by United States-based Sage Publications, found New Zealand had the most pronounced decline in firearm homicide over the past two decades. The study suggests unemployment rates and the availability of heroin are more significant factors in firearm homicides than gun control. Over recent times, New Zealand has heard calls to make changes around gun laws after two police officers and their dog were shot in Christchurch and a Feilding farmer was murdered in his driveway with a shotgun. Last year, Jan Molenaar killed a police officer in Napier with his arsenal of unregistered firearms, prompting many to question whether police should keep closer tabs on guns. Police association president Greg OConnor, who advocates arming police officers, said the decline in firearm homicides showed New Zealand had well-balanced gun licensing. Particularly in New Zealand, you can go hunting and do your bit for ecology, because youre mostly hunting pests anyway, Mr OConnor said, I would be very disappointed if as a result of the actions of criminals in New Zealand, there was an encroachment against lawful gun-owning people. But even as general firearm homicides declined, more police were getting shot and officers needed protection. Organised crime and P were likely to be driving up attacks against police, Mr OConnor said. The studys lead author, Samara McPhedran, said, from an international point of view, New Zealands gun laws have been just about right. A former director of the United Nations Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, Tsutomu Ishiguri, has voiced similar sentiments, describing New Zealand gun control as world class. A toughening of Australian gun laws in 1996 had no effect on the downward trajectory of gun homicides, Dr McPhedran said. The study observed trends for the three countries between 1986 and 2007. A statistical comparison between the countries found per capita rates in Canada and Australia had tracked similar lines. But New Zealands rate had fallen further every year, on average, than either country. This was despite New Zealand being the only country that did not require registration of all firearms. The study also found that typically between 80 and 90 per cent of homicides were committed using illicitly owned firearms - although it was extremely rare for a stolen firearm to be used. The findings indicate dissociation between firearm violence and legislative approaches to firearms ownership, the study says. Legislative reform does not influence the population of individuals who commit firearm violence.
GuN LAWs
Licence required NZ: Yes Canada: Yes Australia: Yes Pump-action shotguns banned? NZ: No Canada: No Australia: Yes
Registration required for all firearms? NZ: No Canada: Yes Australia: Yes Longarm licence length (years) NZ: 10 Canada: 5 Australia: 5
Change in gun homicide rate (average per year) NZ: -7.7% Canada: -1.7% Australia: -6.6%
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LOCk, STOCk & BARRELL
shOtGuN IN the vINes

By Nils Anderson
There are two types of shotgun shooters in a vineyard plagued with a bird problem over the grape harvesting period; the bird shooter and the bird scarer. Both compliment the gas powered static scare-guns placed strategically in the vine blocks. Generally the bird scarer takes little interest in shotgun shooting as a skill and associates using a shotgun more as practice for the coming game season. Like the fixed gas powered scare-gun, he only discharges his gun to scare the birds and keep them in flight and off the grapes. He has little interest in guns, chokes, patterns, range or timing. The whole business is usually just a boring chore seen as part of his job as a vineyard worker. Then theres the shotgun shooter. He is usually a hunter of game birds, a trap-skeet or competition shooter, with a serious interest in all aspects of the shotgun; its style, type, design, and the hunting/shooting application it was intended for. The bird shooting/scaring operation over harvest time in the vineyard, offers him great pre-hunting season practice in honing his gun skills by way of the many variations of shots he will encounter from shooting birds over the vines. His aim is not to just scare birds, but is to stop permanently, the continuous fruit marauding and feeding frenzies over harvest time in the vineyard. It takes a little time, but eventually they begin to realize that its not a good practice to over-fly the vines when a shooter is on station. The combination of vines under nets, the multiboom of modern rotational direction gas powered scare-guns with continuous shotguns, and shooting patrols mean greatly improved harvest tonnage and fruit quality. The birds come in all types and sizes with speed and flight pattern variations a real challenge to the shot-gunner. For good results, shot-size pattern, choking, and importantly timing, are of prime importance in achieving hit and kill results. The small, sparrow sized, fast darting flight of incomers, usually give me the most problem, and you can just forget about them out in the 40 metre zone. With their darting fast targets I generally hold until they come within 20 metres or so and have found for best results, number 9s out of my 26-inch tubed over and under skeet-gun. For the first couple of weeks I use my semi-auto with an improved
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cylinder choke-tube for good hits, but I prefer my little skeet-gun when they are nearly on top of me. Several different shotguns are used over harvest time as the flight characteristics and range, and height and speed of the birds change over the 10 to 12 weeks. Everything from skeet, improved cylinder, , and full choke being the least used, but nevertheless certainly a requirement for those high, fast swarms of starling, (the prime marauder of the vines), to pluck them out of the sky. But no matter what gun-choke, whether over and under, side by side, auto or pump, as long as you can shoot with it; the most important thing in getting your shot pattern and bird to connect, is timing. That is, knowing the right lead required for the different birds, their speed and angle of flight, range, and judging the right moment to shoot. Despite the clipping and dancing fast manoeuvring of some of the small birds, its all in the timing or knowing just when to shoot to connect with those tricky targets. This type of shooting is probably better suited to the fast shooter with his skeet or imp-cylinder, quick handling the gun, than the slower, more deliberate shooter with his tightly choked or full gun. The fast shooter will get on to his bird quickly and shoot almost immediately, while the slow reaction shooter is still thinking about it; he is more inclined to wait until the range becomes more consistent with the shot-spread of his guns tighter choking. The bird may climb high and fast and then level off, and with swingthrough to correct lead; he will know the right time to shoot for pattern and bird to connect or, if you like, has got it down to correct timing. With the rising, angling away bird, lead adjustment may be required, at least until he gets out a bit and levels off - then your normal lead will usually smoke him. The fast shooter with a gun that throws a good close-range pattern-spread is, of course, going to hit more of those fast, close darting and diving targets than the more deliberate, slower acting shooter, whatever his guns choking. That has been my observation and experience of many years bird shooting in the vineyard. Of course there are courses for horses, and shooting the vineyard bird is no exception. Starlings in particular, when flushed from the vines, will invariably head for the nearest cover by
the shortest route; they seem to know instinctively which patch of cover to fly to if disturbed whilst feeding. They can be fast fliers and sometimes hard to get on to correctly, but after exploding into flight and speeding towards cover they will usually throttle back to a wing-spread glide at the last moment, just before entering into their cover. This is a target just made for the tighter choked outreach gun; its that final glide-in faze of his flight that makes for an easier target to hit. But here again, its all bound up in timing. The starling will exhibit the same thing sometimes in a high over-fly of the vines; a sort of stall into that wing-spread glide for just a second or two before accelerating again, and this shot calls for virtually no lead with the tight choked gun pointing under the bird, for pellets and bird to intercept. Its a bit like watching one of those high-flying bombers of World War II as they go into a straight dive for the ground. Often, with so many targets over the vines, one can experiment a bit with different techniques, guns, chokes, etc. But whether its a close flushing bird from cover of the vines, a fast bird crossing, or a 40 metre going away shot, its always the timing of your shot that makes the difference in connecting with birds in the vineyard situation. Its all good practice and the many things learned can be utilised out in the game hunting field. The impulsive type of shooter will often shoot too quickly, just as a slower shooter might take too long over his shot, both resulting in missing their bird. From what I have observed and experienced of bird-shooting in the vineyard and with all the other factors associated with the use of a gun, it still comes down to the all important timing which, in my opinion, will see more birds dropped in the vineyard per box of shells used. It is said that as a grapevine ages, it produces less fruit, but of far better quality than its first season and my use of the shotgun parallels this. I shoot better now than in my youth and I enjoy my shooting more now because of the quality of results achieved, thanks to the many seasons of harvest spent on bird control in vineyards and orchards. Those three or four weeks spent shooting the vineyard season is, of course, a great run-up to the duck, pheasant and quail game hunting season.
SINCE 1876
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The side-by-side and choked gun got a lot of use in both the persimmon orchard and over the grapevines. (Note the line is a supporting wire from the next row of fruit trees).
My five gun battery as used in the vineyard and persimmon orchard. L to r Trap-gun with its six choke-tubes versatility; side-by-side and choked straight-hand side-lock; semi-auto M.1400; over-and-under fast handling skeet-gun and a full choked semi-auto Super-x. Most used were the side-by-sode and the over-and-under skeet gun.
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THE STALkERS TABLE
Recipes reproduced from issue #24 New Zealand Wild Life autumn 1968 and issue #25 winter 1969, compiled by DM Cowlin and reproduced from Camp Cookery NZFS with the kind permission of the then director general.
FIsh PAttIes (FrIeD)

makes 8 10 pat ties 1 tin fish (sardines, smoked fish, salmon, etc) drained 2 medium onions chopped up 2 tablespoons mixed vegetables, drained (optional) Pinch mixed herbs Salt and pepper to taste
FrIcAsseeD eeL
Cut up a skinned eel into 7.5 centimetre lengths and put them into a billy. Cover with cold water and if available, 4 oz vinegar. Add 1 large cut up onion, 1 large can mixed vegetables and salt/pepper to taste. Simmer for one hour and thicken either with a flour and water paste or a dried soup powder.
Mix ingredients together and roll into balls. Dip in flour. Place in very hot fat until a rich golden brown. Canned meat can also be used for this recipe although do not add salt if using meat.
FruIt rOLy POLy PuDDING

3 cups flour 2 rounded teaspoons baking powder 250g butter/marg or dripping Pinch salt 6 teaspoons sugar 4 tablespoons heaped with raisons, dates or sultanas
PANcAKes/PIKeLets
cup flour 1 heaped teaspoon baking powder 2 heaped dessertspoons milk powder 2 level dessertspoons sugar
Mix with water to a medium paste and drop teaspoonfuls onto a hot greased camp over. Turn over when many bubbles appear (2 or 3 minutes each side). Serve hot with golden syrup or butter. These can be made flatter into pancakes and rolled up with fish, stewed fruit, left over vegetables, etc inside.
Mix baking powder, salt and flour. Rub in butter and mix with cold water to make a soft but not sticky dough. Roll out and sprinkle with fruit and sugar. Roll up again; carefully tie a clean floured cloth over the mixture. Place in boiling water in camp oven with lid on. Boil for 3 hours (make sure water does not boil dry). This is also good cold and eaten as cake.
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HERITAGE
Steele Creek
steeLe creeK bIvvy rebuILD

By David rider, Southern Lakes Branch After a couple of hits it became apparent by the entire hut shifting with each successive hit, that the bunks werent nailed to the hut, but the hut was nailed to the bunks. Closer inspection showed the dusty remains of what used to be beech tree poles used as bottom plates and the vertical beech tree studs completely rotten at ground level. OK, throw out plan one of attack and move onto plan two. Restructure of the hut from the inside out by replacing each post one at a time. First post, no luck due to the existing cladding of fertiliser bags and silver back building paper being nailed to the post with about one hundred nails for every inch of post! Plan three into force now. Strap new posts beside the old ones and where bracing posts are in the way; insert new bracing props and structure to roof line. DOC had kindly included a few miscellaneous lengths of treated timber, which we were able to use as bearing pads for the untreated beech poles so they would not be in contact with the ground and rot out again. Finally after two days we were able to get the old bunks out and put in the new window, new bunks and a kitchen bench. Andy was banished to the outside for this time to put on as much of the exterior cladding as possible, while Paul and David reworked the internals. Due to the shape of the hut, it was a credit to Andy for only using two cutting discs on the grinder to cut the many panels required (not because he was efficient, but because we only had two). The first two nights were spent in tents outside, and for those that remember the frosty nights at that time, it meant that we were camping in -10C with the inside of the tents white with frost from our frozen breaths. We even had time for a couple of days hunting, which while unsuccessful, were enjoyable, as there was plenty of sign around. Even the deer had thought it was bloody cold up there. Hunting was challenging as everything was frozen; so determining the age of droppings (except the couple of steamers we found) added a twist to the stalking. By the last day we had done all we could and had received word that four more volunteers would be flying in on the backload to get us out, so we had to leave something for them to do. A big thank you to the fantastic four that finished off the last bits.
On the 1st of June Andy Pedley, David Rider and Paul were flown into the Steele Creek Bivvy by DOC with the intent of fixing it to a slightly more comfortable shelter. DOC had already flown in the steel cladding and new bunks some weeks before, and with our two loads of gear and personnel dropped off, we waved goodbye to Willy McBeth (DOC facilities ranger) and Jason our chopper pilot, with the intent of seeing them in five days time. First task was to survey the mess and work out our plan of attack. First priority was to clean up the old girl, get rid of the rubbish that had been piling up for thirty years and make use of the old door to make it easy for us to get in and out. We got this done in a matter of hours and proceeded onto part two. This involved removing the old bunks. Close inspection revealed that rather LARGE nails had been used to join the bunks to the framework of the hut and we reflected that, they dont make em that big any more. With no metal cutting blades in the sabre saw kit provided by our good friends at DOC, we reverted to the tried and true method of persuasion with a very big hammer.
NOTES: STEELE CrEEK HUT Category: Basic Location: Wakatipu, (Greenstone conservation area) Grid reference: Topo50 map, sheet CB09, E1222335, N5014107 Facilities: 3 bunks and heating
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PLACES TO HUNT
huNtING hOKItIKA
The Hokitika area is in the centre of the West Coast and lies between Arthurs Pass, Hokitika; the Taramakau River in the north and Waitaha River in the south. SH73 provides the main access from Canterbury to the coast and SH6 traverses the area north and south. There is about 200,000 ha of public conservation land within this area that includes part of Arthurs Pass National Park, many small reserves and large areas of stewardship land. Hunting for Red deer and chamois is popular throughout the area. Road access is extensive around Hokitika. Many secondary roads provide access to road ends and the backcountry. Many hunting areas can be accessed directly off SH6 or SH73 but in some places private or leasehold land must be crossed and permission must be obtained from the landowner.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/west-coast/hokitika-area/hokitika-hunting/ Hokitika area provides a wide range of hunting opportunities in a scenic landscape. Hunting can be as simple as walking up river flats from your car or more strenuous like a back pack into a remote mountain hut or a helicopter serviced camp in a remote valley. Conservation areas are mostly forested with many wetlands and lowland hill country areas west of the Alpine fault and larger river systems east of the Alpine fault. Many of these rivers have gorges in their lower reaches and alpine basins in the headwaters. Most valleys have maintained walking track access and there are plenty of backcountry huts but a few remote places do not have tracks, footbridges or huts. Hunting for Red deer, goats, chamois and feral pigs is popular throughout much of the Area. Most species have a preferred hunting season. The climate is wet at times with over 3,000 mm of rain each year with westerly winds predominating. In winter several falls of snow can be expected that blanket the tops and upper forests. Spring to autumn is mild with regular spells of fine weather. Always contact the nearest visitor centre for the latest information about facilities and conditions. Avoid disturbing stock when crossing farmland. Dogs: All conservation land areas are prohibited to dogs except where authorisation has been granted by DOC. People wishing to take a dog into this area should seek authorisation from the area office. To take dogs across private property you must get permission from the landowner.
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THE HOKITIKA AND WHITCOMBE VALLEYS are popular areas for hunters and trampers. The two rivers are linked by a track through Frew Saddle. Toaroha Saddle provides a link to the Mungo and Upper Hokitika Rivers. There are gorges in the lower reaches of both valleys but the middle and upper valleys are more accessible with small river flats in places. There is a good track up the Whitcombe Valley. The middle section of the Hokitika River to Bluff Swingbridge is untracked. These two moderate sized catchments have steep forested hillsides, dense alpine scrub near the bush line and tussock tops. Map information: NZTopo50 BU18, BU19, BW18. Access Walking: Access into the Whitcombe Valley is straightforward but the upper Hokitika/Mungo can only be reached via the Toaroha or Frew Saddle routes. The Whitcombe Track is reached by following signposts from the Hokitika Gorge access road 25 km from Hokitika. A rough vehicle track through cutover bush leads to a locked gate. Permission and a key is required to drive past this point. The rough track ends at the lower cableway (locked) over the Hokitika River and the walking track starts on a low terrace 500 m walk along the boulder river bed. This is followed for several kilometres to the HokitikaWhitcombe junction. To get to the Whitcombe Track cross the second cableway to Rapid Creek and follow the marked track. It is three hours to Rapid Creek and six hours to Frews Hut. The track continues up the valley to the Wilkinson River then the Whitcombe Pass. The true left of the Hokitika and Murray Saddle to Doctors Creek can be reached by crossing the Hokitika Gorge swing bridge and travelling up the true left of the river. Access into the upper Hokitika or Mungo valleys is via Frew Saddle or Toaroha Saddle. Alternatively use local helicopter services for access. Landholders: Vehicle access past the locked gate to the Hokitika-Whitcombe road end requires permission and a key from Don Harcourt phone 03 755 7990. Foot access is allowed. Hut information: There are several standard or basic DOC huts in the area: Rapid Creek Hut, Serpentine Hut, Frisco Hut, Poet Hut, Mungo Hut, Sir Robert Hut and Bluff Hut in the Hokitika catchment. Frew Hut, Frews Saddle Bivvy, Price Flat Hut, Price Basin Hut, Wilkinson Hut and Neave Hut in the Whitcombe Valley. Hunting information: Red deer can be found throughout the area at any time of the year however spring hunting on the Whitcombe River flats and the roar is most popular. There
is some good hunting on the front faces near the road end too. Chamois are found mainly in alpine areas in reasonable numbers. Thar can be found in Prices Basin and the Wilkinson River. Hares are found throughout. Possums are controlled by AHB in the lower parts of the valley. Feral pigs and goats are uncommon. THE KOKATAHI-TOArOHA VALLEYS are popular areas for hunters and trampers. The two rivers are linked by a track through Zit Saddle and the upper Toaroha has a saddle with the Mungo River. There are gorges in the lower reaches of both valleys but the middle and upper valleys are more accessible with small river flats in places. There is a good track up the Toaroha Valley. The Lower Kokatahi track to Crawford Junction is not maintained and the going is rough. These two moderate sized catchments have steep forested hillsides, dense alpine scrub near the bush line and tussock tops. Map information: NZTopo50 BV19. Access: The Kokatahi and Toaroha road end is reached by taking a sign posted right-hand turn off the upper Kokatahi road. The Kokatahi Valley access starts just before the Kokatahi River Bridge is reached. A track through farmland leads to the river which is followed for several kilometres up until the lower gorge is reach ed and the very rough route starts. The Upper Kokatahi Valley and Crawford Creek Valley are accessible by track. Access is via Lathrop or Zit Saddles. Obtain permission from the road end farmer to cross his land. Continue along the road across the Kokatahi River Bridge 2 km to the Toaroha Track car park near some sheds. Follow the track down onto the river flats and the marked track starts at the top end of these flats. It is three hours to Cedar Flats and another three hours to top Toaroha. There are four tracks that provide access to the open tops. Alternatively use local helicopter services for access. Landholders: The landowner at the Kokatahi road end is Terry Sheridan phone 03 755 7967. Access into the Toaroha Valley passes through farmland but foot access is allowed. Hunters should seek permission from the landowner SM Wallace 03 755 7442. Hut information: There are several standard or basic DOC huts in the area: Boo Boo Hut, Crawford Junction Hut, Top Kokatahi Hut, Top Crawford Hut, Pinnacle Bivvy and Top Crawford Bivvy in the Kokatahi Valley. Cedar Flat Hut, Yeats Ridge Hut, Mullins Hut and Top Toaroha Hut, Adventure Ridge Bivvy, Crystal Bivvy and Toaroha Saddle Bivvy in the Toaroha Valley. Hunting information: Red deer can be found throughout the area at any time of the year
however spring hunting on the grass flats and the roar is most popular. There is some good hunting on the front faces and accessible streams near the road ends. Chamois are found mainly in the alpine areas in reasonable numbers. Hares are found throughout. Possums are controlled by AHB in the lower parts of both valleys. Feral pigs and goats are uncommon. THE OTIrA, DECEPTION, rOLLESTON AND KELLY CrEEK VALLEYS are very accessible places for hunters. They are all fairly small catchments with generally open river beds, steep forested hillsides and tussock tops. The upper valley of the Deception River is most popular for hunting and is open all year round. It is also a popular tramping route to Canterbury. Map information: NZTopo50 BV20. Access: Access to these places is from SH73. There is a footbridge a few km up the road from Aickens corner that provides access across the Otira River to the Deception Valley. The route up the Deception takes you to Goat Pass. There is foot access up the Rolleston, with a track that leads into the head waters. A track up Kelly Creek directly off the highway leads across a low saddle into the upper Hunts Creek. A steep track from Kelly Creek car park takes you to Carroll Hut and the Seven Mile tops and continues into the Taipo Valley. Note: The Deception River can be dangerous to cross if in flood. Landholders: There is private land at the mouth of the Deception near Aickens. Phone J and E Evans 03 738 2818 for access permission. Hut information: There are several standard or basic DOC huts in the area: Carroll Hut, Top Deception Hut, Hunts Creek Hut, Pfeiffer Bivvy. Hunting information: Red deer can be found throughout the area at any time of the year however spring hunting on the grass flats and the roar is most popular. Chamois are found mainly in the alpine areas in low numbers. Hares are found throughout. Possums are controlled by AHB and DOC in the lower parts of the valley only. Feral pigs and goats are uncommon. Additional information: Please report any goat sightings in the area to DOC. For further information contact: Hokitika area office, phone 03 756 9100
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REVIEWS
bOOK
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Title: Norma reloading Manual, (2004) Authors: Kenneth Axelsson, Stewe Holmquist, Christer Larsson, Johan Nordstrom Published by: Norma Precision AB, Amotfors, Sweden rrP: Approximately NZ$80 to $85 Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Summary of Material: Covers 73 rifle calibres, approximately 2,000 loads listed and additional chapters on reloading components and the process of reloading reviewed by: Chaz Forsyth
Title: A Life on Gorge river. New Zealands remotest family Author: Robert Long Publisher: Random House ISBN: 978-1-86979-330-2 rrP: $39.99 Format: 210 x 148 mm, 176 pages, flexi cover, 96 full colour photographs reviewed by: Annette Dyke
As a user of Norma products for most of my hand loading life, it goes without saying that anything by Norma can be relied upon, and just like its NZ agents, (C R Pain and Co Ltd), its products can reliably be used with complete confidence. All hand loading manuals are different. Some extol their originators products, however this one by Norma differs in that they make the whole kit and caboodle primers, cases, bullets, and have the know-how to prove it. Norma CEO Torbjrn Lindskog suggests this is the first loading manual ever published by Norma. My first copy of the Norma Gunbugs Guide, published in 1961, definitely contains hand loading information, as did their ammunition catalogues of the period. Perhaps he means it is the first dedicated hand loading manual? Norma has always been very open about their loading data and this manual is no exception. What distinguishes this book are the quality essays written about every aspect of small arms ammunition components. William C Davis Jrs description of the elements of exterior ballistics is superb, such as the aerodynamic drag, wind deflection, Magnus force, the Coriolis effect and spin-stabilising a projectile. Also covered is powder manufacture and its behaviour under differing burning conditions, a detailed exposition about primers and priming. Heaps of detail, lots of information including the effect of changes in relative humidity, age and ambient temperature. Hand loaders would do well to read these sections. The reloading data as supplied provides information only for Norma propellants. However, they are more broad-minded about the bullet data they provide.
This book is written in a style that is easy to read and will appeal to a wide range of readers; from those that have already experienced this area of New Zealand, as well as those yet to do so. Robert has a way of describing the areas he is travelling through that makes the reader aware and able to imagine these special places. It is great to be able to look up the map in the front of the book and relate to his progress. The cooperation between Robert and the people that he meets along his journey shows the comradeship that exists among those that work and live in South Westland. You come to understand the passion for their patch. Beansprout, as Robert is also known, is a man who was willing to take his life in his own hands and make a living for himself, and then later on, for his family by his own hands, and with the help of those around him. A man who has been lucky to find the genuine love of a place that he wished to make his life in. So many of us can only experience this type of lifestyle by camping and tramping through these areas while on holidays, but Robert has brought to me, through his writing, memories and longings for remote areas that I have been lucky to experience over the years. I have really enjoyed the journey. Thank you Robert! I consider this book to be a must for my shelf of New Zealand books.
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Title: North Island Trout Fishing Guide Author: John Kent Publisher: Penguin Group ISBN: 978-0-14-320267-7 rrP: $35.00 Format: 215 x 138mm, 303 pages, colour and black and white photographs reviewed by: Jim Bonner John Kents North Island Trout Fishing Guide is a very informative publication which provides accurate and up to date information. John draws on over 50 years of experience and a life long passion of fishing the rivers and lakes throughout New Zealand. The author has revised aand updated this edition of the North Island Trout Fishing Guide which includes additional rivers and new photographs. This guide is ideal for anyone to carry in the glove box of the car or in the pack whether they be an amateur or an experienced fisherman. John goes into detail about the area and access each river and, lake and in a lot of cases, he also informs us about the regulations and limits of fishing these areas. The guide has been complimented with photographs by Patti Magnano Madsen.
POETRY
ArAWhAtA
PIes
By Fran Allcock, Te Awamutu Branch Winner Halcyon Poetr y Award 2010
APPLe
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Title: Himalayan Tahr New Zealands Mountain Monarchs Understanding Tahr Behaviour By: Ken Tustin & Stealth Films running time: 63 Minutes rrP: $39.95 Format: NTSC reviewed by: Tim McCarthy
After many years of tahr hunting, this is the most outstanding footage that I have seen. It is an excellent description of how tahr fill in their days amongst some of the most spectacular landscapes in this country. The many hours spent up in the mountains braving the sometimes harsh elements have certainly paid off for Ken Tustin with this comprehensive view on the social behaviour of tahr in their rutting season and beyond. I would expect that this DVD would be of immense value to anyone who is interested in venturing out to seek these magnificent animals, either hunters or photographers. The information in this DVD is invaluable for identifying age differences of the mature bull tahr compared to the juveniles and where to locate them at different times of the year. The rare footage of rutting bulls, fighting to dominate is something most of us never see. Kens narration is easy to follow and the background music has been very well selected. I have rated this DVD highly and consider it a must in everyones hunting library. The DVD will be distributed to mainstream DVD stores, The Warehouse, Whitcoulls and other hunting and fishing outlets from September 2010. It is also available online through: www.stealthfilms.co.nz
DvD
Title: The How To of Deer Hunting in New Zealand Produced by: Alex Gale Camera & Editing: Simon Oliver Directed by: Simon Oliver running time: Approx 120 mins rrP: $39.99 reviewed by: Trevor Dyke
Alex Gale, who has written four hunting books including The New Zealand Deer Hunters Handbook has now ventured into the audio visual arena and produced a DVD titled, The How To of Deer Hunting in New Zealand. The majority of the filming has been done outdoors with Alex and his son Tim making use of their fifty years of combined hunting experiences and professional skills to show others what it takes to become safe and successful hunters. You will need to set aside about two hours to view the DVD and its contents, which is made up of twenty-four short chapters. Some of the subjects that are covered include deer species, firearms, sighting in, clothing, safety first, a hunt, butchery and cooking, plus several other topics. Alex and Tim have obviously put a lot of thought, time and effort into putting this DVD together and I believe that they have most probably made a timely release with this DVD. Not because it will be available in time for Christmas, but the fact that it will most probably find and fill a niche market; as a variety of sources indicate that there appears to be an increase in the number of people seeking information and wanting to take up hunting. The only criticism that I have is that some of the chapters end a bit abruptly cutting off the oral comment but other than that, it is a DVD that I will be happy to add to my library. The How To of Deer Hunting in New Zealand DVD was released at the Sika Show and should be available in most hunting shops, or you can purchase a copy from Alex Gale by emailing outdoors@paradise.net.nz
I took a stroll with my fishing pole Under sunny Arawhata skies Wandering along with a fishing song When I couldnt believe my eyes... A blackberry vine with berries devine A collectable delectable surprise! In a flash I thought if no fish were caught Id make blackberry and apple pies And so it transpired my fishing retired The juicy fat berries were the prize. No fish for dinner - didnt like my spinner Praps I shouldve taken some flies. No venison steak my hunter could take `theres no deer in here you realise! Looked in the cupboard like Mother Hubbard To see what we had in supplies... Then deftly I cooked and if you had looked Youd have seen a million sandflies I fought them right back, survived the attack While I swiftly peeled apples for pies. Oh happy tummies, filled with the yummies.. My Arawhata apple pies.
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POINTS OF ENVY
WINNING he ADs FrOm

heNDersON trOPhy sAmbAr Deer
Winner: Daniel Peat, Bay of Plenty Branch. DS: 226
the 2010 cOmPetItIONs
Three heads will feature in each of the next three issues of NZ Hunting and Wildlife .
lot of sign. Trophy was taken in the Hunterville district after spooking some hinds in an area with a a terrace to rejoin his hinds. I sat and waited for about ten minutes before seeing the stag sneaking from a gully across
mANAWAtu brANch trOPhy WhItetAIL Deer

: 13 2 Winner: Jane Cochrane, North Canterbury Branch. DS
running towards me. While slowly stalking up a deer trail in the Dart Valley, Lake Sylvan area, I spotted the buck at me. Too late - unlucky buck, lucky hunter. Bolt closed, rifle up; the buck stopped forty metres away looking
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cOLIN POrter trOPhy GOAt

W i n n e r : M i k e M o r s e , A u c k l a n d B r a n c h . D S : 114
he was, I went back with binoculars and Having previously seen this goat a number of times from a distance, but unsure of how good grass in the Puhoi region. decided he was worth going after. I stalked and shot him in an area of scattered bush and
NEW ZEALAND DEErSTAL KErS ASSOCIATION ANTLEr, HOrN AND TUSK DS Locality Species Branch Name 27 Whataroa Chamois Taupo Vern Pearson 26 3/ 4 Waimakariri Chamois Rakaia Tom Beams Chris Palffy Ben Pitelen Warren McDonald Martin Parsons Dillon Ferguson Ann Oswald Mike Spray Nick Evans Mike Morse Chris Palffy Glenn Ralston George Mills Matthew Large Shane Kingan Auckland Otago Otago North Otago Bay of Plenty Bush Kapiti Tutira Auckland Auckland Ashburton Otago Marlborough North Otago Fallow Fallow Fallow Fallow Wild goat Wild goat Wild goat Wild goat Wild goat Wild goat Undrawn tusks Undrawn tusks Undrawn tusks Undrawn tusks Red deer Red deer Red deer Red deer Red deer Rusa 213 Muriwai 210 1/ 4 Beaumont Blue Mountains 208 3/ 8 Kakanui Mountains Tauriko Bush District Ruakaturi Tutira Puhoi Awakino Rakaia Shag Valley Awatere Valley Kakanui Mountains Bush District Kaikoura Wairarapa Bush District Rakaia Urewera 212 7/ 8 109 3/ 4 103 1/ 2 113 1/ 2 111 114 1/ 2 115 1/ 2 24 1/ 8 20 3/ 4 23 3/ 4 20 3/ 4
Mark Bengston Bush Waikato Trevor Dobbs Issac Te Kahika Tutira Dylan Manthey Bush Trevor Goodeve David Coombe Malvern Thames Valley
308 329 369 1/ 4 454 3/ 4 escapee? 338 3/ 4 167 1/ 4
COMPETITION TrOPHY rECOrD BOOK CErTIFICATES 2010 DS Locality Species Branch Name 226 5/ 8 Hunterville Sambar Bay of Plenty Daniel Peat 198 1/ 8 Kaweka Bay of Ple nty Sika Tony Burt 45 3 3/ 4 Mt Cook Tahr North Philip Lyver Canterbury 44 1/ 2 Oteake Tahr North Otago Keith Cleave Conservation Park 41 Mt Cook Tahr North Jane Cochrane Canterbury Hopkins Valley 43 3/ 4 Tahr Otago Neil Morris 43 Two Thumb Tahr Ashburton Glenn Ralston Range 43 1/ 4 Two Thumb Tahr South David Keen Range Canterbury 42 3/ 4 Two Thumb Tahr Rakaia Grant Walker Range 43 3/ 4 Lambert Tahr Murray Shearer Napier Westland 44 Mesopotamia Tahr Kerry ORourke South Canterbury 41 1/ 2 Rangitata Tahr North Mark Nobilo Auckland 41 1/ 4 Whataroa Tahr Dion Patterson Waikato 41 1/ 4 Tasman River Tahr Waikato Blake Clinch Clayton Buckley North Otago North Mark Nobilo Auckland North Otago Jimmy Shand Allan Brown Frans Laas Marcus Pinney Wellington Otago West Coast Tahr Wild sheep Wild sheep Wild sheep Wild sheep Whitetail 45 Clyde River Chatham Island 77 1/ 2 Kuriheka Pitt Island Pitt Island Wakatipu
78 1/ 2 74 1/ 4 75 1/ 2 124 1/ 2
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ON TARGET
shOOtING chAmPIONshIPs 2010

Malcolm Perry
WAIKAtO reGIONAL chAmPIONshIP

Hosted at TSSC Tokoroa, July 17th & 18th 2010, By Malcolm Perry Weather conditions were very wintery, as might be expected for this time of year; but in spite of that there were some personal bests shot and a couple of records broken: The young junior from Taupo, who was attending only his second major shoot, set a new junior aggregate of 527.04, and 7th place, well done Adain. Malcolm Perry set a new veteran aggregate 518.05. Saturday was rimfire day, ten shot 3P @ 50 & 100m (national programme). There were 16 entries.
Grades:
B Grade: Bryn Blythen (not for long) 534.04; Jennifer Scott (SWAI) 469.02; Alistair McKay (WGN) 456.02. C Grade: Bill Seal (TPO) 435.00; Craig Heginbotham 420; Junior Adain Ralfe 527.04
Sunday, and time to get centrefire arms out; similar programme @ 100 & 200m, sitting rather than kneeling @ 200M 100m Prone: Bryn Blythen 100.07; Brenda, Colin Curreen and Mike Bailey (TPO) all on 100.06; Mark Poots and John Stick (NAKLD) both on 100.05; not much room for error there. Mark Poots 87; Brenda Perry 86; Bryn Blythen 85 Grant Botting 97.04; Brenda Perry 97.03; Mark Poots 94.02 Brenda Perry 283.09; Mark Poots 281.08; Colin Curreen 277.08 Brenda 100.05; Mark Poots and Grant Botting both on 99.04; Mike Bailey 99.03 Brenda Perry 90.03; Colin Currren 89.00; Sue Gavin 81.02 (it is now accepted that those unable to shoot sitting may shoot kneeling and records will be kept for this position) Grant Botting 96,02 (kneeling); Colin Curreen 96.01; Bryn Blythen 95.030 Brenda Perry 285.10; Colin Curreen 282.04; Mark Poots 274.05 Gold: Brenda Perry 568.19; Silver: Colin Curreen 559.12; Bronze: Mark Poots 555.013 B Grade: Alister McKay 487.01; Jennifer Scott 482.05 C Grade: Craig Heginbotham (TPO) 420; Junior Adain Ralfe 469.00 Overall it was a very good shoot in spite of the weather; many thanks to Sandi Curreen for her tireless efforts in the marking room, and to Phil Gardner for his range officer services.
100m Standing: 50M Prone: Colin Curreen (SWAI) 100; Grant Botting (TPO), Mark Poots (TPO), Bryn Blythen (WGRI), Sue Gavin (SWAI) and Ian Williamson (SWAI) all on 99; Brenda Perry (ROT) 97 Brenda Perry 90; Grant Botting 86; Bryn Blythen 85 Mark Poots 95, Grant Botting, Brenda Perry all 93; Colin Curreen and Bryn Blythen both 92 Brenda Perry 280; Grant Botting 278; Colin Curreen and Bryn Blythen both on 276 Mark Poots 96.01; Grant Botting 95.03; Colin Curreen and Bryn Blythen (again) both 94.03 Mark Poots 85.01; Brenda Perry 85.00; Grant Botting 84.01 Sue Gavin 95.00; Adain Ralfe (junior TPO) 93.01; Grant Botting 93 Grant Botting 272.04; Mark Poots 270.03; Colin Curreen 268.03 Gold, Grant Botting 550.04; Silver, Colin Curreen 544.03; Bronze Brenda Perry 541.03 100m Kneeling: 100m Short range Aggregate: 200m Prone: 200m Standing: 200m Sitting:
50m Standing:
50m Kneeling:
50m Short range Aggregate: 100m Prone:
200m Long range Aggregate: Grand Aggregate totals and medal winners: Grades:
100m Standing:
100m Kneeling:
100m Long range Aggregate: Grand Aggregate totals and medal winners:
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NAtIONAL shOOtING cOmPetItIONs 2010

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Colin Curreen South Waikato
New Zealand 2010
Pacific regional
NEW ZEALAND DEErSTALKErS ASSOCIATION BENCHrEST SHOOTEr OF THE YEAr AWArD Ian Owen Nelson
Shooting Championships
15 - 21 November 2010
BrOWN TrOPHY FOr F CLASS COMPETITION Dean Maisey Bay of Plenty
POstAL shOOtING 2010

J M WILKINSON CUP FOr POSTAL SHOOTING SENIOrS TOTAL ENTrIES: 9 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Norm Lumsden Cynthia Page James Wakefield Napier Northland Northland 118.9 115.10 113.5
The championships are being held for the first time in New Zealand at the Tokoroa Shooting Sports Complex, Tokoroa. The first three days will see silhouette matches of air rifle on Monday 15th, heavy rifle Tuesday 16th and light rifle Wednesday 17th. Benchrest matches commence on Thursday 18th with rimfire, followed by light varmint on Saturday 20th and heavy varmint on Sunday 21st. The scope rifle NRA rimfire team match will be held on Friday 19th, followed by the individual match on Saturday 20th. The centrefire team/individual matches to be held on Sunday 21st concludes the scoped rifle events. The championships also include service rifle matches to be held on the NZDA Rotorua Range from Friday 19th Sunday 21st. The growing interest in this discipline may see a large number of competitors entering the event. Competitors will be arriving from Australia, New Caledonia and Samoa, as well as our own New Zealand shooting team attending from various parts of the country. Interest has also been shown from Indonesia, Japan, South Africa and the USA. Special guests have been invited to the opening and closing ceremonies that will be held at the Silveroaks Resort Heritage in Rotorua. Also in attendance during the week will be Bob Green (president SSAA), Bob Cooper (snr vice president SSAA), Kaye McIntyre (national secretary SSAA), Alec McIver (national president NZDA) and Dianne Brown (chief executive officer NZDA). Partners and family members will have the opportunity of sightseeing, shopping or enjoying a variety of leisure events during their stay. No matter where you are from either abroad or other areas of New Zealand you will be sure to take away unique memories. Hosting the championship will provide the opportunity of others to see our country and create new friendships.
J M WILKINSON CUP FOr POSTAL SHOOTING LADIES TOTAL ENTrIES: 3 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Jaimee McCarthy Cynthia Page Kerstin Stanley South Canterbury Northland Northland 95 81 77
J M WILKINSON CUP FOr POSTAL SHOOTING JUNIOrS TOTAL ENTrIES: 1 1st: Jared Muir South Canterbury 73
HAWKES BAY CHALLENGE CUP JUNIOrS TOTAL ENTrIES: 1 1st: Jared Muir South Canterbury 70.4
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All past and present members are invited to register their interest in attending by contacting: Phone: Email: Mail: 04 971 3649 (leave your details) hunter_enquiry@hvnzda.org.nz PO Box 40226, Upper Hutt 5140
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This championship is primarily a team event for Pacific countries, with a maximum of three two-person teams from each Pacific country; however, individuals are also invited to participate. For detailed info contact NZDA, Wellington. Shooting disciplines held at Tokoroa Shooting Sports Complex, Newell road, Tokoroa, New Zealand Silhouette Matches: Air Rifle Rifle (Heavy) Rifle (Light) Scoped rifle Matches: NRA 120 Shot Rimfire Teams NRA 120 Shot Rimfire Individuals 60 Shot Centrefire Individuals & Teams Benchrest Matches: Rimfire Light Varmint Heavy Varmint Service rifle: Venue to be confirmed Monday 15 November Tuesday 16 November Wednesday 17 November Friday 19 November Saturday 20 November Sunday 21 November Thursday 18 November Saturday 20 November Sunday 21 November Date to be confirmed
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NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

NeW NAtIONAL LIFe member

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NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

creAtING QuALIty huNtING PhOtOs Is AbOut teLLING A stOry

It floats, well OK it is just a puddle ! Photo Jeff Banke

NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

(AKA 10 DAys At eAst ruGGeDy hut, steWArt IsLAND)

Walk to West ruggedy Beach

West ruggedy playground

Two robinsons needed for the job!

Measure more than just distance.

Find out more at www.leica-sportoptics.com

NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

sAm currIe, mANAWAtu brANch

NeWtON mccONOchIe mOst OutstANDING DeerstALKer OF the yeAr

Sam Currie Fallow with his beautiful Fallow stag trophy.

NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

used to be ... the way it

nZda north island Benchrest, Kaitoke.

new years holiday

nra teams north/South islands, Trentham

nra Champs, Trentham

nra Champs, Trentham

nra oceania Games, Trentham

nra oceania Games, Trentham

NZDA 2011 Calendar

the way it used to be...

nra northland Champs, Whangarei. nZda north island. Benchrest, Kaitoke.

nZda north island Benchrest, Kaitoke.

INFORMATION ON NZDA AND RELATED MATTERS.

NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

NAtIONAL ANtLer, hOrN AND tusK cOmPetItIONs 2010

David Eaton and Mark Sarjeant, competition manager

Brian Witton and Vern Pearson

rodney Smith and Andrew Lang

Mark Nobilo and Craig Shaw

Len Cubitt, Steve Ticehurst and Bruce Banwell

DS 132 3/ 8 124 1/ 2 101 1/ 8

NZ Hunting & Wildlife 170 - Spring 2010

Trevor Malvern Goodeve Daniel Peat Bay of Plenty

Sambar Hunterville 226 5/ 8

North Tahr Canterbury North Otago North Otago Tahr Tahr