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Story: Hunting

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Imported game animals

  3. Deer stalking and culling

  4. Hunting today

  5. Rifles, bowhunting, safety and literature

  6. Pig hunting

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Imported game animals

The first chamois

The first chamois

Red deer stag

Red deer stag (1st of 8)

Wapiti stag

Wapiti stag (2nd of 8)

Sika stag

Sika stag (3rd of 8)

Sambar stag

Sambar stag (4th of 8)

Axis deer

Axis deer (5th of 8)

Rusa stag and deer

Rusa stag and deer (6th of 8)

Fallow deer

Fallow deer (7th of 8)

White-tailed hind

White-tailed hind (8th of 8)

Chamois

Chamois (1st of 3)

Bull tahr

Bull tahr (2nd of 3)

Bull moose

Bull moose (3rd of 3)

‘The pig-hunt’

‘The pig-hunt’

Alexandra Easter Bunny Hunt

Alexandra Easter Bunny Hunt

From page 2 - Deer stalking and culling

Lester Masters

Lester Masters

Tourist poster

Tourist poster

Carrying skins

Carrying skins

Professional deer cullers

Professional deer cullers

Dead deer recovery

Dead deer recovery

From page 3 - Hunting today

Wapiti petition

Wapiti petition

Calling stags

Calling stags

‘J. D. goes hunting’

‘J. D. goes hunting’

From page 4 - Rifles, bowhunting, safety and literature

Hunter and wapiti

Hunter and wapiti

Spread of red deer in New Zealand

Spread of red deer in New Zealand

Hunting rifles

Hunting rifles

Mountain Safety Council postcard

Mountain Safety Council postcard

Camp life

Camp life

From page 5 - Pig hunting

Pig hunting

Pig hunting

Wild pig distribution in New Zealand

Wild pig distribution in New Zealand

Taranaki pig hunt

Taranaki pig hunt

A man and his dogs

A man and his dogs

Weigh-in

Weigh-in

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/hunting/media (accessed 25 March 2023)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Nov 2008

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