Healthy Bastards: A Bloke's Guide to Staying Healthy by Dave Baldwin

$40.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

The lowdown on men's health from New Zealand's most adventurous GP. If laughter is the best medicine then Dr Dave Baldwin's Healthy Bastards is the essential prescription for every bloke who wants to know more about his health. Using his trademark humour and plain language, Dr Dave takes the pain out of illness by explaining all the common health problems and major diseases that affect the average male.bloke. You'll also find out how the different parts of the body work, and how to fix or avoid your particular complaint. Summaries and key points mean you don't even have to read the whole chapter! A GP for more than 20 years, flying doctor Dave has written this accessible guide for the everyday Kiwi bloke. ...Show more

Return to Lucifer Creek by G. Joll

$35.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Barry Morton is hunting illegally on Lilybank, a large property in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. He seeks a unique trophy, a pure white bull Tahr. Upon returning to his well-concealed secret camp he discovers a young woman bathing in the hot pool, a pool he believed was known only to members of his family. This is not all he discovers, He is forced to save his own life by killing two individuals wearing grey camo who clearly were intent on killing him. Barry quickly realises this group of apparent terrorists, is killing all persons unlucky enough to encounter them. Within hours of his lethal encounter with these Grey Ghosts Barry suspects they may have killed members of the climbing party to which Helen, his unexpected camp companion, belongs. If they are to survive Barry and Helen must play a deadly game of hide-and-seek; becoming the hunters not the hunted. ...Show more

Off the Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Back Country by Dave Shaw

$40.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Off the back of the successful TV series Red Stag Timber Hunters' Club (currently in its sixth season, with more to come), Andre, Anto, Dan, Tim, Sam and Dave are the official members of 'The Hunters Club', a team of intrepid and passionate hunters who aren't afraid to put in the hard yards, reaching ar eas deep within New Zealand's mountainous back country. Showcasing the natural beauty of these locations, and really 'earning' the right to take a shot at one of New Zealand's many species of deer, and occasionally wild pigs, rams, ducks and goats. For the boys, it's all about being physically fit, digging deep to reap the rewards, and doing it all in a way that's respectful to the animals being hunted and the environment that they venture through. Not to mention having a bit of a laugh with their mates along the way. ...Show more

The Bushman's Bible by Dave Baldwin

$40.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Tales with Tails: Hunting and Fishing by Gary Joll

$35.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

50 Years of Trophy Hunting by Gary Joll

$50.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

If you were to walk into the author's trophy room and silently start counting the mounted hunting trophies you would reach a figure of forty-five animals on display. This book - the author's fourth - is simply the story of the hunt for each trophy now hanging on the walls of his trophy room, each trophy a continuing memory of so many special remarkable days of hunting. It was while hunting in Alaska, away back in 1963, that Gary became a confirmed trophy hunter. In the pocket of his hunting jacket were Permits isues by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game that allowed him one moose, one caribou, one grizzly bear, one black bear, one Dall ram. Before squeezing the trigger on a prospective trophy, Gary had to determine that indeed the animal he had in his cross-hairs was a fine aged male, for after making a mistake in selection there was no second-chance Permit. Long before departing on his once-in-a-lifetime trophy hunt in Alaska Gary read extensively, teaching himself what was internationaly considered a trophy of a given species. His 'Alaskan Experience' carried over into his hunting for all future hunts, always seeking the outstanding aged male. And, oncle a species had been secured the author seldom sought to better a trophy in hand, but instead sought difference species in difference places, different countries, and his trophy hunting being his personal Permit to Travel, ofter with his wife Sue accompanying him. Gary's dedication to serious trophy hunting carried over into his professional hunting guiding career where daily he sought for his client only the very best to be found. Testimony of this dedication to quality is to be seen in Issue VI Volume 2 of the SCI Record Book of trophy Animals where nineteen of the Top Twenty-five bull tahr and sixteen of the Red stag were guided by Gary. Today the author unequivocally supports the formation of the recently established Game Animal Council and fervently hopes that within his lifetime the day will arrive in New Zealand where the average hunter will hunt for trophies not for tally. ...Show more

Dark Forest Deep Sea: Reflections of a hunter by Richard Hall

$38.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

In the wild there is an element that cannot be seen, tasted, heard or smelt - it can only be felt, and it is a feeling of enchantment. After his first hunting experience in New Zealand as a young man, Richard Hall has been drawn back again and again, wanting to relive the feeling only this country's wil derness can give him. Dark Forest Deep Sea goes beyond recollections of one man's hunting trips. It delves into the emotions and sensations at the heart of the experience, and the reasons for doing it. From catching eels in a river on a moonlit night to spearfishing on a single breath in the Pacific Ocean to stalking deer in silent forests - scientist Richard Hall reflects on both solitude and mateship, our relationship with landscape and nature, and how the wilderness gives him what he needs to live in the world. This is the human story of hunting. ...Show more

Tahr: A New Zealand Hunter's Handbook by Steuart Laing

$36.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

From the author of: Chamois, A New Zealand Hunter's Handbook. Tahr: New Zealand's other unique mountain game. Released in 1904 around the Mt Cook region, the original liberation spread along the main divide until in the 1970s they numbered in the tens of thousands. Helicopter hunting reduced the numbers to around 5000, and recognising the unique status of the only free ranging, huntable Tahr in the world the "Tahr Management Plan" gave them limited protection. As New Zealand's only managed game animal they provide spectacular hunting in an alpine setting for both local and overseas hunters. Steuart Laing again follows the introduction, spread and current status of Tahr in New Zealand. Explains hunting methods, how to find Tahr in the high alpine country they inhabit and concludes with some hunting stories both current and historical. ...Show more

Chamois: A New Zealand Hunter's Handbook by Steuart Laing

$36.00 NZD

Category: Hunting

Chamois are New Zealand's most popular mountain game. Living from Marlborough to Southland, they are widely available for hunters in the South Island. Adaptable mobile and challenging they represent the epitome of mountain game. Steuart Laing traces the origin of the New Zealand Chamois, their arrival i n New Zealand, dispersal and life history. He also offers advice on hunting these magnificent animals, trophy care and equipment. As well, he looks at the economic benefit to New Zealand these animals represent. ...Show more