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  • The Gertrude Saddle and Lake Marian walks

    The Gertrude saddle and lake Marian walks.  Of late, I have been looking at walks I'd like to do, whether just a day trip, overnighter or a few day...
  • The Roar

    Here in NZ the Red deer roar can happen, depending on the area you live anytime from mid March through to the end of April and I've even heard the ...
  • The New Hunter

    For someone that's thinking 'I'd like to get into hunting' it's not just an easy jump in and do it. For most hunters they more than likely started ...
  • Snowy Gorge walk

    Snowy Gorge trip. Snowy Gorge is one of those places I've looked at and often thought I'd like to go up there and check it out. Well over the weeke...
  • River Safety.

    River safety. When you're a backcountry user it's inevitable that at some stage you are going to have to cross a river. Some will be no issue at al...
  • I need a knife? But what type

    So you've come to that time when, depending on what you're doing, maybe you need a hunting type knife or a multipurpose type or maybe just a pocket...
  • Where to hunt?

    So you've got all your gear, sorted your rifle, been to the range and sighted it in and your all set but where do you go? If your new to hunting, o...
  • Finding a suitable centrefire rifle for hunting

    Things are a little more tricky when you look at buying a centre-fire rifle, which is used for big game, goats, deer, pig, Tahr and Chamois. Does o...
  • Firearm accessories ?

    So let's just say you've brought yourself a rifle. There are a few things you might want to consider also buying and or attaching. Probably one thi...
  • Choosing a Scope for your firearm.

    So, let's say you've brought a rifle  and now you need to get a scope for the rifle. Once again it comes down to money and as a rule the more money...
  • Other rim-fire calibres....

    Having a .22 and shooting one for a long time, there will come a time you  might even look at buying a rifle  for taking longer shots on rabbits an...
  • Finding and buying a suitable .22 rifle for hunting.

    For most hunters, you might buy a .22 for shooting rabbits, hares, opossums. Generally most .22's are pretty accurate and really it comes down to p...