We’re rapidly approaching winter for real now, with the longest day not far away

I would suggest anyone wanting to experience a tahr rut hunt without any helicopter disturbances would do well to get into the Southern Alps this year, as with borders opening up the helicopter operators tell me they have a lot of bookings for trophy bull tahr heli-hunts/AATH next year. With the significant (and much needed in some areas) lowering of tahr numbers, there are going to be a lot less bulls to go round in the future, and the competition for those bulls is definitely going to become more intense.

This roar has been a real mix of emotions for us, with some wonderful fine weather allowing hunters to get far and wide and into places they... read more »

In this issue:

• Luke and Samantha explore the Barlow River tahr ballot landing site
• A Roar to Remember for Laurie Aitken
• We All get Lucky – Whitetail with Lucas Orr
• James and Riley Maw with a cracker first Sika
• The Bush Piglet – A new rifle build series...

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