Dressing Fish, Game and Seafood by Brad Parkes

$35.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Brad Parkes, who has hunted and fished over a goodly part of New Zealand, follows up his hugely popular book Smokin - A Practical Guide to Smoking New Zealand Meat, Fish and Game with this guide on how to dress and prepare fish, shellfish, gamebirds, small game and deer and pigs for the table. Dressing, bleeding, hanging, gutting, plucking, knives and their sharpening are comprehensively covered and the various chapters are well supported by photographs, showing the various steps. This, Dressing Fish, Game and Seafood, is Brad's fifth book in the Halcyon Publishing stable, joining Small Game Hunting in New Zealand; Gamebird Hunting in New Zealand; Smokin; and Hunting Smarter with the .22. He has also been the Outdoors columnist with Hawke's Bay Today for the past 12 years, as well as contributing to a myriad of magazines such as Rod and Rifle, NZ Outdoor, NZ Fishing News, Fish and Game New Zealand and Lifestyle Farmer - to name a few. ...Show more

Student Hunter : The Hunting Tales of a University Student by James Morris

$30.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Student hunter is about the three years the author spent as an undergraduate student at University of Canterbury. Hunting and exploring the hills of Canterbury and South Westland. Living as a poor student should, money was always a limiting factor. Harvesting meat was reason enough to spend every last d ollar on petrol to head out of Christchurch into the hills. Most of the more than 100 hunting trips undertaken in those three years started with a note or a txt passed between mates during a boring lecture where a wandering mind always ended up in the hills, much the same as it still does today. "Hunting is in my blood, always has been. Ever since I can remember I have hunted however I could. My earliest memories of hunting are memories I share with my Grandad. I would join him whenever the opportunity arose to go and shoot a rabbit or trap cats and ferrets in the haysheds scattered around the family farm I grew up on. "During my high school years I was introduced to big game hunting which sparked a love for not only the animals but the adventure, places and people I met wherever my hobby took me. My time was never more mine, and never more invested into hunting as it was recently when I found myself at university; organising my own way in the world. I enjoyed my days as a student living like no other period of my life and I am glad I made the most of it. Recording the hunting I did in those years has been a great project because although the memories are fresh now, I know once life in the real world kicks in they will fade into only distant dreams of a past life." ...Show more

Stags in the Mist - Voices on the Wind by Connor McKenzie

$35.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Connor McKenzie has been around; he started hunting in the early 1950's and continues to this day. He has been involved as a deer culler, possum hunter, helicopter shooter and recreational hunter. This has given him a keen insight into the working of human nature and the bullshit that goes into creating a good yarn. As he states in his foreword "Everything from here on is based on true stories - only the facts have been changed." His regular column in New Zealand Outdoors, has created a legion of fans and this his second book based around the stories that originally appeared in the pages of the aforementioned magazine can only create more. ...Show more

Swanning Around: A Kiwi Bird's Wild Life by Kim Swan

$40.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

This is a book about Kim Swan's view of life; pigs, pig dogs, deer, hunting, wildlife, game conservation, pine trees, possums,(the ones you kill and skin), Possum (her hero and the love of her life) and all the things that come together to make her put pen to paper (make that finger to keyboard) to sha re with her many fans, and followers of her regular articles especially in The Fishing Paper. ...Show more

Blow Me Socks Off! (Action Stories for Young Hunters #2) by Marion Day

$25.00 NZD

Category: Hunting | Series: Action Stories for Young Hunters

Blow Me Socks Off! comes hot on the heels of the popular youth hunting book, Cor Blimey, Mate.There's even more action, more fun and fright, more blood and guts, more adventure... In this follow-up book of hunting stories, you'll dart to and from the known to the great unknown. At times all that will st and out are the whites of your eyes and the sweat on your brow, your heart beating hard..... publishing information. ...Show more

Spot X Hunting New Zealand by M. Draper; M. Airey

$45.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

A Hunter in Captivity by Peter Salter

$45.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Wild South: Hunting & Fly-Fishing the Southern Hemisphere by Peter Ryan

$40.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Wild South is an epic journey across the best fly fishing and hunting to be found in Africa, South America, New Zealand, Australia and more. From trout to birds to big game, it's all here - from stalking deep forest for elusive stags and wild boar; waterfowl and upland birds over gun dogs; encounters wi th plains game and the Big Five; to reflections on fly fishing for trout, tiger fish and dorado. Written with heart and style Wild South captures perfectly a deep love of fly fishing, bird hunting, gun dogs and big game in some of the world's last great frontiers. ...Show more

The Roar Tales of Hunting, Helicopters & UFOs by Alan Stevens

$40.00 NZD

Category: Hunting | Reading Level: near fine

When Alan Stevens was a boy in the 1960s, his brother would write him letters describing deer roaming the tops and river flats of Reefton. Without having ever lifted a rifle, Alan caught the hunting bug. Since then, he has spent many happy (and quite a few unhappy) hours out exploring the bush, tops and back country of the South Island - both on foot and by helicopter - armed with a rifle and very often a camera. ...Show more

The Red Deer Part 2 by D Bruce Banwell

$50.00 NZD

Category: Hunting | Series: New Zealand Big Game Records ; v. 6

Bruce's hunting and interest has found him in almost every corner of New Zealand where deer are found. His research into this animal as a species has taken him to the majority of deer range of the Northern Hemisphere from the Hebrides, across the Eurasian continent to Manitoba in Canada and many parts o f Asia. He has researched the origins and history of Red deer, Sika, Wapiti, Fallow deer, Rusa, Sambar and Whitetail deer in particular the various species, subspecies and strains that were introduced and acclimatised here in New Zealand. His knowledge of deer has resulted in invitations to introduce international symposiums, be the guest of foreign wiseacre groups, particularly in Asia and visit many countries, including Georgia and Iran, where he was invited to lecture students on the taxonomy of Red deer and work with WWF Georgia and Tehran University in their projects with the Caucasian Maral. The Red deer part 1, is the fifth in a series of books that will eventually form the official NZDA record series, covering the top trophies taken in New Zealand for all game animals recognised by that organisation. Each work looks into the origin, liberation, spread and establishment, present status, location and how to hunt information, as well as listing all known trophies and their Douglas Score statistics as recorded by the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association. ...Show more

The Alpine Chamois by D. Bruce Banwell

$50.00 NZD

Category: Hunting | Series: New Zealand Big Game Records Series

Bruce Banwell has been involved with the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association since 1948. He has been a member of eight different branches, president of three, executive member of four and secretary and treasurer of Southland branch. He is Training Convenor to the National Judging Panel for which he is responsible for the training programme. His study and previous hunting of deer has found him in almost every corner of New Zealand where deer are found. His research into this animal as a species has taken him to the majority of deer range of the northern hemisphere from Ireland and the Hebrides, across the Eurasian Continent to Manitoba in Canada and many parts of Asia. The European and Asia Minor areas are also home to the various subspecies of chamois. As a mountaineer as well as a hunter Bruce can appreciate the skills of chamois, a very agile animal in it’s alpine environment. When he first started hunting them in New Zealand they were almost exclusively an alpine animal unlike today where they have spread down to sea level in some places. Whilst he has hunted chamois in both Canterbury and Westland he has never taken a chamois of presentable quality, although he has been present on several occasions when his companions have secured trophy bucks. His wanderings in Europe and Asia Minor have taken him to most of the chamois rangelands stretching from Spain across the Continent as far as the Caspian Sea, including the Pyrenees, European Alps, the Apennines, Balkan Ranges, High Tatras and Lesser and Greater Caucasus, regularly sighting and observing chamois while researching into the various forms of Red deer. His writing appears regularly in journals and magazines here in New Zealand, and other overseas countries, including regular contributions to the British Deer Society’s journal, Deer. He is a member of the Deer Specialist Group of the I.U.C.N. (World Conservation Union). The Alpine Chamois, is the seventh in a series of books that will eventually form the official N.Z.D.A. record series, covering the top trophies taken in New Zealand for all game animals recognised by that organisation. Each work will look at the origin, liberation, spread and establishment, present status, location and how to hunt information, as well as listing all known trophies and their Douglas Score statistics as recorded by the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association. ...Show more

Making the Most of Your Deer by Dennis Walrod

$49.95 NZD

Category: Hunting

You've braved the elements, spent hours lying in wait, and had your share of near misses, but you've finally bagged that prize whitetail or mule deer. Now what? In this wide-ranging guide, Dennis Walrod tells you everything you need to know to maximize the use of your deer. In addition to essential i nstruction on field dressing and transport, the author goes on to cover salting and tanning hides, aging venison, leathercrafting, soapmaking, trophy mounting, and creating home furnishings and decorations. Also included is a selection of mouthwatering venison recipes, making this an indispensable resource for any hunter looking to extend the hunting experience beyond the moment of the kill. ...Show more