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8th June 2023
5min

Roar 2023 Adventure: Lessons Learned in the Wild

Guest blogger Cam Forlong shares his Roar 2023 trip report highlighting how important campsite selection and carrying communications devices are for a long trip into Aotearoa’s wilderness. 
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29th May 2023
4min

Roar 2023 wrap-up: Safety first, success second

From the depths of Fiordland to the bush of the Ruahine Ranges, the Roar 2023 has been a successful season for most. We at the NZ Mountain Safety Council have...
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25th May 2023
2min

Hunter overcomes injury, returns mentally stronger this Roar

Earlier this year we spoke with Nelson hunter Richard Wells who experienced a debilitating shoulder injury while hunting in 2022, threatening his decades-long hunting tradition with his family. We caught...
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27th March 2023
3min

Hunting orgs gearing up for another Roar

The excitement is running rife as the Roar hunting season is upon us. We chatted to some national organisations who have some parting advice for hunters this Roar.
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26th May 2022

Notes from the bush | A Roar Season Wrap-up

From the North to South, the Roar 2022 was the first time in three years hunters were reminded of what an uninterrupted hunt is like. Success was seen across the...
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17th May 2022
5min

A hunter's trip report | Cam's West Coast Roar

We touched base with hunter Cam Forlong, who had shared his planning tips for his next West Coast Roar hunting trip with us, this is how it went.
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23rd March 2022
4min

Planning for the unexpected | Survival and backcountry hunting basics

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...
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23rd March 2022
4min

How a hunter plans | Cam's next Roar

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...
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15th March 2022
3min

20 years on the Coast | A LandSAR rescuer’s perspectives

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...
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