Hunting

The chair of the Game Animal Council Don Hammond joins the Panel to talk about trophy hunting as outrage about the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe circulates the world. Audio

The outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion is continuing to dominate social media around the world. Audio

John Knight reckons he has shot and killed thousands animals during his hunting career, but decided to call it a day after being involved in a helicopter accident while hunting near Karamea. Once he… Audio

John Knight reckons he has shot and killed thousands animals during his hunting career. He spent much of it deer culling from helicopters on the West Coast. This involved hanging off the side with a… Audio

Hunting accidents are far too common in New Zealand, but this is part of the main storyline of Wellington writer Adrienne Jansen's fourth novel. A Line of Sight is about the fatal shooting of a… Audio

Police have revealed that the adult with a 15 year old boy killed in a hunting accident on Sunday did not have a firearms licence. Audio

James Saunders is a secondary school teacher during the day, but in his spare time he makes bows and arrows for hunting. He says luckily for him his bow making, often out of kanuka, is better than his… Audio

The stones a young hunter got in his boots, while climbing up a slip to get to a deer he'd just shot, have probably saved his life. Audio

A hunter has survived a 40-metre plunge off a North Canterbury cliff narrowly avoiding sharp rocks and a nearby river. Audio

What you're used to eating - and what you like to eat - will largely depend on where you grew up. And while an increasingly wide variety of foods are available in NZ, African immigrants sometimes… Audio

Paul Askin is an avid pig-hunter - he's also a baptist minister. The Canterbury-based pastor is the author of the 'Pig Hunters Handbook - a practical how-to manual' which he wrote to keep him occupied… Audio

When Ben Tumata set up his Facebook page a year-and-a-half ago to share his passion for hunting he had no idea it would attract nearly 80,000 followers from all over the world. Now the enterprise has… Audio

A Mount Maunganui man has survived being lost in thick bush overnight despite losing conciousness several times. Audio

Chef, conservationist and outdoorsman, Tony Smith, talks about the variety of food, game and produce he hunts and gathers to inspire what he cooks, and he'll run through a couple of recipes. His book… Audio

Raukumara Red sources prime venison from deer in the Raukumara Ranges. The business was set up just over three years ago to provide fresh meat from the wild to the plate. A small team of dedicated men… Audio