Thread: Nz outdoor hunting

I buy Rod and Rifle and NZ Hunter, both have knowledgeable editors and some good articles. I'm going to write some articles for R&R too, if they'll publish them!

Is this the one dougie writes for?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Is this the one dougie writes for?

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Is Dougie that girl who works for Hunters Element? Why has she stopped writing?

Originally Posted by Kudu

Is Dougie that girl who works for Hunters Element? Why has she stopped writing?

Would take more than a girl to sell hunters element gear... That stuff is seriously shitty. Ok back on topic

Hunting mags are ok I reckon end of the day you don't have to buy them but they do pass some time. If you are a "done it all no it all" hunter then obviously you are going to be disappointed.

I buy lots of them. I buy hunting books. I love reading that shit - not all of it obviously, but I just filter the shit and get out of it what I can. I used to write articles for NZ Outdoor (standard has gone down since I stopped LOL). I guess it must be bloody tough getting good quality material for every article in every edition. I say just lighten up, and take it for what it is - entertainment.

The only time I read them is when they are left in a hut and there's no reception and nothing else to read.

I had some long flights last week so grabbed the latest NZ Hunter to read. I thought it was an excellent edition.
It drew my attention to the Tahr ballots, had a couple of interesting tests and Greg Gargou's article on light weight gear was excellent. There was also a nice story about the some of the Tahr blocks that I'm interested in. And to top it, some very useful information about using a GPS.

What's not to like?

But...I flicked through some others...mainly the NZ Outdoor and recoiled away. NZ Guns always looks ok.

The thing that I have disliked the most about some hunting magazines in recent years is the hype, bullshit and prima-donnas. Its a pathetic attempt at being like professional rugby Its laughable. The same is happening with hunting vids on You Tube.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Greg Gargou's article on light weight gear was excellent.

I picked up the mag mainly for this article, and the rest of the mag is just a nice surprise of good reading.

I havent opened the latest issue that arrived in the post a week or so ago....says alot

A good read (a long easy read - but all OK ) and some interesting finer points.

Keep on writing stuff like this!

Well, we had Connor McKenzie and a lady called Alice pop into our nzda tonight. Alice is tasty, and a former representative small bore shooter (speaking of good groups) and Connor was quite a classic, tells a good yarn, and has been places and done things which I'm sure 90% of us have only daydreamed about, so I'm certainly going to have a read of the mags they gave us (I don't know shit from chewed dates, so I'm bound to learn something..) Got 4 back issues, so I'll have a flick and bring them along to the Akl pub meet in a few days.

Connor's short stories were always worth reading. Lots of giggles through them.

Can't wait!

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When I was new to hunting I would lap up all the R&R mags I could find.
Every issue had an Air Charter Taupo add in it – drool
The stories were great, hunting tips and hints read 10x to remember. Great recipes to try but never did. It was like having a new bible each month. Now I’m older, wiser for that information and settled with my hunting where I want to be. Got all the gear I need and know what I want.
There is a lot of repetition. Product reviews on $2500 scopes etc that I cannot justify spending on for occasional bush hunting.
Won a pair of Garmont boots in a NZ Outdoor subscription. Good boots that I still have. Always read Connors Corner 1st after reading the contents to see what page it was on.
Settling into a hut and pulling out the boxes of books to get the R&R mags out
As Greg Duley said in his early days as an editor, you cannot write a bad review on rifles or you will not be given more to try. Advertising pays the bills

I do not read them much now as my hunting in the last 2 years has dropped off.

I am sure new hunters now a days are doing the same to the mags we now turn our noses up to.

Miss the ATC add