The Secret To Hunting by Kerry Butler

$7.99 NZD

$24.99 (68% off)

Category: Fishing & Hunting

The Secret to Hunting by Kerry Butler covers all the basics of hunting, from the preparation stages, safety and gear to the different types of hunting. i.e. Deer, Pig, Possum, Duck and more. The author and hunter shares a lifetime of hunting experiences and stories plus advice on the skills required to be a successful hunter. There are full-colour photos throughout. ...Show more

Hooked for Life - A Celebration of Fly Fishing by Les Hill

$39.99 NZD

$45.00 (11% off)

Category: Fishing & Hunting | Reading Level: near fine

Based on Les Hill’s 63 years of fly fishing in New Zealand, HOOKED FOR LIFE is packed with interesting, amusing and informative anecdotes. The book resonates with the sheer joy of hunting and catching trout, while imparting a lifetime’s worth of invaluable lessons on how to go about it. The reader will not only benefit from the author’s years of experience with nymph and dry fly, but will enjoy soaking up the special atmosphere he evokes and relive vicariously the primal contest between angler and fish. Along the way they’ll learn to think like a trout and understand the nature of the world it lives in; get some tips on streamside photography; and come to appreciate the author’s view that it is often more satisfying to catch one special fish than a large number on a particular day, or that the trout that gets away can provide as much fun as several brought to a net. ...Show more

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

$44.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Tales with Tails: Hunting and Fishing

$34.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Forgotten Years by Brian Conroy

$44.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Fly-Fishing in New Zealand by Derek Grzelewski

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

"New Zealand has a reputation of having the best fly-fishing for trout in the world – but also some of the hardest and most challenging. As a professional fly-fishing guide, Derek Grzelewski, author of The Trout Trilogy, shares his expert knowledge and decades of experience learnt from some of New Zeala nd’s best anglers and guides. All the essential skills needed to improve your fly-fishing ability, including: selecting the right equipment; styles of fly-fishing and the nature of trout; basic, advanced and expert casting techniques; learning to see trout; riverside entomology and what flies to use; where to fish and when; streamcraft and much more. This step-by-step guide will cover everything you NEED to know to become an expert in the art of fly-fishing!"--Cover ...Show more

Fishing, a Thread

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Off the Beaten Track by Dave Shaw

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & 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

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

$38.00 NZD

Category: Fishing & 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

How to Think Like a Fish - And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in Angling by Jeremy Wade

$27.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

Jeremy Wade has caught an unparalleled array of outsize and outlandish fish from challenging locations all over the world - goliath tigerfish from the Congo, arapaima from the Amazon, 'giant devil catfish' from the Himalayan foothills . . . As his catches attract increasing public attention, many people ask him how they can improve their own fishing results. This book is his reply. Sparse on the details of technique, it's about the simple, fundamental principles - a mindset for success. Part science, part art, and part elusive something else, this, he says, is within every angler's ability to develop. How to Think Like a Fishis the distillation of a life spent fishing. Along the way readers will learn when to let instinct override logic. Why less time can bring better results than more. Which details are vital and which may be irrelevant. And how a 'non-result' can be a result. Thoughtful and funny, brimming with wisdom and adventure, here is the book for any angler - novice or old hand - who wants to catch the fish that have so far eluded them. ...Show more

Those Were the Days: Memories of Venison Recovery by Brian Conroy

$49.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & Hunting

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

$39.99 NZD

Category: Fishing & 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