Published in Straight and Furrow – Brendan Webb Two Hawke’s Bay veterinarians who hatched a fledgling pheasant-rearing business four years ago now produce up to 40,000 of the game birds every season. Jeff Niblett and Bridgette Karetai’s...Read more
Published in NZ Home & Garden “If you get to Sherenden School then you’ve gone too far,” instructs Pip Russell. “The guns start at 8.30 sharp.” By “guns” Pip means hunters, eight of whom are spending the day at a pheasant...Read more
Published by Fish & Game New Zealand Pheasants are one of New Zealand’s most sought after game birds. Their bright plumage and superb eating qualities make them popular with all game bird hunters. Pheasants are primarily found in the North...Read more
Published in Fish And Game Magazine Editor Bob South visits a remote part of Hawke’s Bay and finds a remarkable young couple raising 20,000 pheasants in what amounts to their backyard. Winding along the narrow single lane that is Lower Flag...Read more
Published by Fish and Game NZ Magazine Editor Bob South visited Tuna Nui gamebird preserve and relates his experiences as one of the shooters. New Zealand Game preserves: the mere mention of these four words still polarises bird hunters. But this...Read more