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D. Bruce Banwell

D. Bruce Banwell & Marcus Pinney: The Himalayan Tahr

30 May 201611 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 8 out of 10.

The Himalayan Tahr is the 8th and final book which completes the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association “big game records series”. It is the great author, D. Bruce Banwell’s final and fitting contribution to New Zealand’s hunting literature … read more

Bruce Banwell: Wapiti in New Zealand

18 February 201612 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 9.5 out of 10.

This is the book that kick started Bruce Banwell’s distinguished career as an author. In it Bruce documents the early days of Wapiti hunting at the turn of last century through to the 1960s. This period is now known as the best years of the New Zealand wapiti herd … read more

D. Bruce Banwell: The Red Stags of the Rakaia

17 January 201611 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 8.5 out of 10.

In his third book, The Red Stags of the Rakaia, Bruce Banwell records the history of the trophy red deer herd released among the Southern Alps at Manuka Point station in the Rakaia gorge. Again, he has added an invaluable work on New Zealand’s deerstalking heritage … read more

Peter Harker: Protectors of Our Environment

4 January 201611 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 7.5 out of 10.

Prepared on behalf of the Otago Acclimatisation Society, Peter Harker records the history of the introduction of deer to Otago in this profusely illustrated book. With a focus on red deer and their famous trophy heads, there are also interesting chapters about fallow deer, sika and chital … read more

D. Bruce Banwell: The Golden Days of Stalking

30 November 201511 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 9 out of 10.

Bruce Banwell has complied and edited the diaries written by great deerstalker, Archie Kitto, to produce this work about stalking trophy red deer heads of the Otago and South Westland herds during the 1920s and 1930s  … read more

D. Bruce Banwell: Highland Stags of Otago

19 September 201511 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 9.5 out of 10.

Bruce Banwell’s highly recommended, desirable, and classic work, Highland Stags of Otago (1968), embodies all the characteristics of its subject matter, the trophy royal red deer stag, and is so eloquently illustrated by its cover image “The Monarch of the Glen“. It is a “trophy book” of the highest order … read more

D. Bruce Banwell: The Alpine Chamois

28 February 201511 July 2017 / The Hunter (NZ)

Review rating 8 out of 10.

The Alpine Chamois is the definitive book written about chamois and chamois hunting in New Zealand — compiled by respected author, Bruce Banwell, for the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association, it details New Zealand’s chamois hunting and documents the best chamois “heads” shot in New Zealand … read more

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Sitting there all frozen on a mountain side thinking "Why do we love this alpine hunting?". It's Type 2 fun.
Tussock, snow and cold feet.
Snow on the tops. Flying to Christchurch for a work meeting then heading to the Alps for a looksee in a tahr ballot block.
Kea. None at Mount Cook last week. I wonder if there will be any on the West Coast given the huge quantity of poison in both areas this autumn.
Golden tussock faces and cloud.
Chamois rut. Bit of action.
The new chamois grip cap brings luck yet again.
More alpine views at Mt Cook. Glacier, peaks, and a few tahr in the space between, but not that many. Big and beautiful country.
Just spent a fun week here hunting the Alps with @nzdeerstalkersassociation crew.
First time I've seen this epic statue - monument to New Zealand’s tahr herd. Epic! I'm here with the @nzdeerstalkersassociation
The first big use and test of my day pack and it passed. The expanded meat shelf fits a full body cape of a tahr. Heavy and durable but reliable and very functional, just like my faithful rifle setup.
Epic mane on the bull tahr for early rut so decided to do a full body cape.

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