Distraught at death of hunter
Distraught at death of hunter
The grieving partner of a man shot by his friend during a deer-hunting trip near Rotorua is devastated at the loss of "the love of my life".
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Hunt goes whole hog, netting 29
Hunt goes whole hog, netting 29
Taieri pig hunters are again bringing home the bacon through the resurgence of an annual club event.
Sensor would identify target
Sensor would identify target
Hunter Safety Lab Ltd founder and chief executive Michael Scott is on a mission to eradicate hunting accidents.
Sights set on safety
Sights set on safety
Two recent incidents in which hunters have been shot and killed by other hunters have again raised the question of how to make hunting safer. As Mark Price reports, growing numbers of hunters are quietly adopting a contentious safety measure that can be described as very "loud".
Family of Wanaka shooting accused 'deeply saddened'
Family of Wanaka shooting accused 'deeply saddened'
The family of the 24-year-old Wanaka man charged this week in relation to the death of his close friend Dougal Fyfe (23) in a hunting accident in December say they are "deeply saddened" by the tragedy.
Game for anything
Game for anything
Stephen Jaquiery reviews the latest hunting-themed books.
Bid to form club for bowhunting
Bid to form club for bowhunting
Among Queenstown's strong hunting community, one Queenstowner is seeking to draw together proponents of a more traditional form of the pursuit - bowhunting.
Reminder station legally controlling road
Reminder station legally controlling road
Hunters, anglers and Kidds Bush campers are being reminded the High Court has ruled Hunter Valley Station, at the northwest end of Lake Hawea, can control the opening and closing of Mead Rd during lambing season, until November 18.
Hunters strike again
Hunters strike again
For the second successive year, Lawrence boar and stag hunters (from left) Jim Crawford, Jock Martin, Darrell Cornish and Dave Brydie have won the Mornington Tavern Boar and Stag Hunt.
Easter bunny hunters ready to set fur flying
Easter bunny hunters ready to set fur flying
Cromwell rabbiter Ray Moffat has shot 23,000 rabbits in the past year - the same number shot in 24 hours by competitors in the 2010 Great Easter Bunny Hunt.
Charges of illegal hunting
Charges of illegal hunting
Police arrested three men on illegal hunting and firearms possession charges as they returned from Chinaman's Bluff, north of Glenorchy, early on Monday.
Contest weigh-in draws 150
Contest weigh-in draws 150
A 20-year-old tradition continued at the Beaumont Hotel yesterday, with about 35 animals entered in the pub's annual hunting contest.
Row erupts over chamois harvest
Row erupts over chamois harvest
A row has broken out over who should benefit financially from hunting the alpine pest chamois.
Boy's shooting injuries serious
Boy's shooting injuries serious
Central Otago police are calling for more firearms safety awareness, after a second duck-shooting incident at Tarras has left a 10-year-old boy with serious hand injuries.
Sights set on dog tucker
Sights set on dog tucker
Some Central Otago rabbits will end up as dog tucker if Trixie Scott has her way.
Good weather for the duck shooters
Good weather for the duck shooters
Ideal duck-shooting weather is expected for opening day tomorrow, but high river levels in some parts of Otago may mean some maimais are inaccessible or flooded.
Moose stories and rumours recounted
Moose stories and rumours recounted
Decades of stories and rumours about moose sightings have been brought together in a new book which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the animal's release in Fiordland.
Hunters trespassed after deer-shooting mistake
Hunters trespassed after deer-shooting mistake
Three hunters have been forbidden from entering a Dumbarton property for two years after killing a deer on the farm yesterday afternoon.
Hunting antics censured
Hunting antics censured
Haast Constable Robin Manera has taken a potshot at the alcohol-fuelled behaviour of some trigger-happy hunters in South Westland.
Shovelling fish and selling rabbits
Shovelling fish and selling rabbits
• A large shoal of fish, principally red cod, followed or preceded the s.s.Tarawera into the graving dock at Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and when the entrance gates were closed the imprisoned fish attracted some attention as they swam round and round the confined area seeking for a way of escape.