While you never ‘plan’ to spend an unexpected night out in the bush’; or sprain an ankle while backcountry, or take a spill down a bank, or cut yourself open...
Cam has hunted extensively over the Southern Alps and central North Island over the past decade. Here, he walks us through his planning process of his next Roar hunt and how...
As the Roar kicks off, the NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC) want to refresh hunters on load safety knowledge to encourage safe practices this season.
As the Covid-19 wave sweeps across Aotearoa, every day has a sense of the unknown and the need for flexibility. As thousands of hunters gear up for the annual Roar...
Heading deep into the mountains of the West Coast with the hopes of finding missing hunters and trampers alive is the reality of Marius Bron’s work with LandSAR. Over two...
The variable spring weather has settled down a bit and it’s time to get into it. Everything is on the move during this time of year from animals, rivers, weather...
It’s been a busy Roar so far with stories of hunters heading out all across the country. Us at the NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC) are stoked to hear of...
It was supposed to be a social evening of possum shooting on his Marlborough property, but a very close call taught Nine Scott a valuable firearms safety lesson that has been “stuck...
Even decades of experience for the best of deerstalkers sometimes is not enough to guarantee good decision making. A South Island hunter shares their story about a life-changing hunt with...