NZHunting

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Author

Publisher

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Pages

Size

Condition

Price

Comment

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The Eye of the Hunter

 

Anderson, John A

Heinemann Reed

1988

viii 230p

4to

D-J (patches of fading front, spine, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Slight rubbing base Slight bumping fore-corners VG

110

Signed and inscribed by the author, with maps and illustrations, the author's Fiordland hunting tales, an area he has been tramping sine 1949

8.000000

32.000000

65.000000

65.000000

65.000000

The Eye of the Hunter

 

Anderson, John A

Heinemann Reed

1988

viii 230p

4to

D-J (patches of fading front, spine, tape residue inside, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Slight rubbing base  Slight inscription FEP  VG

75

With maps and illustrations, the author's Fiordland hunting tales, an area he has been tramping sine 1949

8.000000

32.000000

65.000000

65.000000

65.000000

Shooting with Snow  adventures of a New Zealand Deerstalker

 

Angen, Snow

Reed

1982

ix (1p) 182p

8vo

D-J Paper over boards Slight rubbing base spine  Near Fine

25

Inscribed by the author, with illustrations, hunting in New Zealand (mostly), especially in Fiordland

8.000000

25.000000

50.000000

50.000000

50.000000

The New Zealand Pig Hunter's Handbook

and resource guide

Askin, Paul

The Halcyon Press

2010

192

8vo

Soft card covers with flaps over spiral binding Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a very useful guide to pig hunting in New Zealand, from getting started, to getting and using dogs, to gear to processing

5.000000

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30.000000

32.000000

34.000000

The Royal Stags of Windsor

The saga of the Windsor Great Park Red deer in New Zealand and Australia

Banwell, D Bruce

The Halcyon Press, The Australian Deer Research Foundation Ltd

1994

288

4to

D-J Paper over boardsNear Fine

65

With illustrations, the influence and history of the Windsor Great Park strain of European red deer, the liberations and great heads

6.500000

30.000000

65.000000

60.000000

65.000000

The Alpine Chamois

 

Banwell, D Bruce

The Halcyon Press

2013

254

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, volume seven in the New Zealand big game records series

6.500000

26.000000

55.000000

45.000000

50.000000

The Sika

 

Banwell, D Bruce

The Halcyon Press

2009 Updated edition (1999)

160

8vo

P-B Slight fading spine VG - Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, the updated edition of the first  book of the big game records series

6.500000

29.000000

55.000000

50.000000

55.000000

Waterfowl Hunting in Southern New Zealand

 

Barlow, Maida (ed, et al)

Southland Acclimatisation Society

1984

65p (3p)

8vo

D-J Near Fine

30

A nice copy of this nicely illustrated study of duck and fowl shooting in Southland, with practical help

5.000000

13.000000

21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

The Venison Hunters

 

Bennett, Mike

Reed

1979

216

4to

D-J (faded,chips top, bottom spine, in protective wrapper) Paper over boards Rubbed base   VG

55

With illustrations, the first edition of this iconic New Zealand hunting book

8.000000

34.000000

70.000000

70.000000

70.000000

Trappers Hunters 'n' Co.

 

Blake, Wayne

The Halcyon Press

2008

376

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a detailed recounting of adventures in fur, deer, Forest Service, crayfishing, when every man was his own boss

5.000000

19.000000

35.000000

41.000000

46.000000

Hunting for a Buck

 

Burdon, Brian

The Halcyon Press

1994

157

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the author's experiences in the Wildlife Service, the Forest Service and Pest Destruction Boards

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

31.000000

The Secret to Hunting

 

Butler, Kerry

Author Pub

2014

189p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

30

With illustrations, a revised and up-dated edition of the author's original limited edition 'To Hunt in the Bush', with practical advice and hunting tips thrown in

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Hunting in New Zealand

 

Forrester, R ; Illingworth, N

Reed

1967

265

8vo

D-J (in plastic)  Slight tape signs FEs  VG

30

Personal and national experience, as well as a guide for hunters, with illustrations

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

34.000000

34.000000

The Chopper Boys

New Zealand's Helicopter Hunters

Forrester, Rex

Whitcoulls

1984 reprint (1983)

168

4to

P-B  Slight rubbing spine  Creases front cover  Owner's details covered HTP  VG

25

A now-classic New Zealand hunting book, with many illustrations, the helicopter pilots and their charges, after deer in New Zealand

8.000000

28.000000

55.000000

55.000000

55.000000

The Sika Hunters

 

Gale, Alex M

The Halcyon Press

2009

264

8vo

P-B Fine

30

With maps, illustrations and advertising matter, a collection of the stories of sika hunters in the North Island, with their trophies

5.000000

19.000000

34.000000

38.000000

40.000000

Hunting For Love & For Money

the experiences of a New Zealand hunter

Gale, Alex M

The Halcyon Press

1997

158

8vo

P-B Slight crease fore-corners VG - Near Fine

38

With illustrations, deer hunting in Fiordland in the 1960s and 1970s and beyond, into the era of live capture

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

Smash & Grab

 

Hampshire, Allan

The Halcyon Press

2008

160

8vo

P-B  Near Fine

30

With illustrations, hunting for pig in North Island highlands and wild areas

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

Smash and Grab

 

Hampshire, Allan

The Halcyon Press

2008

160

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, tales of pig-hunting in New Zealand

6.000000

22.000000

45.000000

40.000000

45.000000

Those Were the Days  hunting the way it used to be

 

Harker, Peter

The Halcyon Press

2001

304

4to

P-B VG - Near Fine

30

With illustrations, hunting deer on the West Coast in the 1960s and 70s

8.000000

32.000000

75.000000

65.000000

65.000000

Guns and Game

 

Harris, Lynn H

Halcyon Press

1998

157

8vo

P-B Fine

28

From the author of the New Zealand Firearm Handbook, a detailed study of the process and practice of hunting in NZ, with illustrations

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Hunt South

 

Holden, Philip

Hodder & Stoughton

1989

195

8vo

D-J (slight chip, light fading spine) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine

30

With illustrations, hunting in the far south of New Zealand, South Westland/Fiordland and Stewart Island

6.500000

29.000000

60.000000

55.000000

60.000000

Australia and New Zealand Shooter's Omnibus

 

Hungerford, Rodger (ed)

Reed

1980

175

Small 4to

D-J Near Fine

25

Compilation, covering how to use guns, what to do, and general advice

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21.000000

25.000000

25.000000

Hell for Leather

 

Janes, Charlie

Reed

1995 reprint edition (1992)

200

8vo

P-B Fading spine VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the author's second book, the red-tape involved in his own airstrip and the hunting in between

6.000000

24.000000

42.000000

40.000000

45.000000

Tales with Tails hunting and fishing

 

Joll, Garry

Copy Press Books

2020

179

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the little stories that make up the background to this writer's previous hunting books

6.500000

24.000000

45.000000

40.000000

45.000000

A Hard Shot in the Hills

 

Lester, 'Big Al'

Reed

2006

220p (3p catalogue)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

With illustrations, further tales of hunting, and hunters, including on Stewart Island

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26.000000

28.000000

It's A Bit Rugged, Mate

 

Lester, 'Big Al'

Raupo, Penguin

2014

416

8vo

P-B VG

25

With illustrations and drawings, more yarns about New Zealand hunting, full of mishap and mayhem, as usual

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

Pikau & Rifle

 

Marshall, Daryl

Author Pub

2006

136

4to

Laminated boards Near Fine

45

Signed by the author, with illustrations, hunting deer, thar and chamois in the Southern Alps, Fiordland, Stewart Island and Longwoods

6.000000

29.000000

55.000000

50.000000

55.000000

Keen as Mustard

 

May, Graham

The Halcyon Press

2011

206

8vo

P-B Near Fine

35

With illustrations, further hunting adventures with the author, out in the wilds of New Zealand and Australia

5.000000

16.000000

30.000000

37.000000

41.000000

You'll Learn No Harm from the Hills

 

McConochie, Newton

Reed

1966

199p (1p)

8vo

D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Owner's details covered FEP  VG

45

With illustrations, the collected recollections of a 'Grand Old Man' of hunting in New Zealand, introduced to New Zealand's growing deer population when the Nelson herd first broke into his isolated farming home

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28.000000

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Quinn of the Valley

 

Morrison, Charger

Reed

1999

163p (1p ads)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

20

A collection of yarns about Quinn who moved into the Wanganui River valley, with dogs and pigs

6.500000

22.000000

40.000000

35.000000

40.000000

Tell them I've gone pighunting

 

Ngawhika, Terry

Reed

1996

176

8vo

Laminated boards Slight bumping fore-corners VG

25

With illustrations, the author's growing experience of pighunting

5.000000

11.000000

22.000000

24.000000

26.000000

Shooting Smarter with the .22 Rifle

 

Parkes, Brad

The Halcyon Press

2004

120

4to

P-B Fine

30

With tables and illustrations, a guide to the use of the .22 and small game hunting, including techniques, targets, and end use of what you catch

5.000000

14.000000

26.000000

29.000000

29.000000

A Sock in my Stew   Memories of Dick Morris and the Deer Cullers

 

Patterson, Robin S

Author Pub

1991

(4p) 289p

8vo

P-B Fading spine VG - Near Fine

25

With maps and illustrations, an oral history that tries to capture memories of Dick Morris, deer shooter, amateur naturalist, radio personality, and the times from the 1930s to the 1960s in the Lewis Pass area

6.500000

27.000000

55.000000

55.000000

55.000000

The Lure of the Hills

 

Pittaway, Bob

The Halcyon Press

2011

164

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

With illustrations, memories of deer hunting in the hills of New Zealand

5.000000

12.000000

24.000000

26.000000

28.000000

Game Animals in New Zealand

 

Roberts, Gordon

Reed

1968

112

Oblong 8vo

D-J (slight chips) VG

12

Includes deer, pig, goat

5.000000

12.000000

19.000000

23.000000

22.000000

Biology and Management of the Wapiti of Fiordland, New Zealand

 

Smith, Michael CT

NZ Deerstalkers Assn

1974

xix 253p

8vo

P-B Crease back cover Owner's stamp TP VG - Near Fine

25

With maps, figures, and illustrations, the results of a two-year study of the wapiti and their areas in Fiordland in the late 1960s

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

31.000000

Boardom Busters

 

Swan, Kim

The Halcyon Press

2004

248

8vo

P-B VG - Near Fine

25

With illustrations, a further collection of the author's and her companions' adventures and experiences hunting wild pigs in New Zealand

6.000000

25.000000

45.000000

40.000000

45.000000

Swanning Around  a Kiwi bird's wild life

 

Swan, Kim

The Halcyon Press

2012

168

8vo

P-B Near Fine

25

With illustrations, the author's ninth book, a mix of personal ruminations and experience, including facing wild pigs on her own

5.000000

17.000000

33.000000

36.000000

39.000000

A Wild Moose Chase

 

Tustin, Ken

Wild South Books

1998

xii 224p (1p)

8vo

P-B Near Fine

28

Signed by the author, with illustrations, the author's search through the Fiordland mountains and swamps to find the elusive New Zealand moose

5.000000

13.000000

27.000000

29.000000

31.000000

Deer and their Management in the deer parks of Great Britain and Ireland

 

Whitehead, G Kenneth

Country Life Ltd

1950

(frontis) 370p

4to

Cloth boards, gilt titles Decoration front board, spine  Browning EPs Signature FEP VG

40

With illustrations, the rise and near fall of deer parks in the UK, and the management of the deer

8.000000

32.000000

80.000000

75.000000

75.000000

My Stalking Memories

 

Wilson, Major RA

The Pegasus Press

1963 2nd enlarged edition (1961)

149p (1p)

8vo

D-J (chips, small piece missing top spine, in archival wrapper) Signature FEP Thin strip browning EPs Slight foxing Top FE  VG

90

With maps and illustrations, the second, enlarged edition of this scarce New Zealand hunting biography, hunting deer and wapiti in South Westland and Fiordland

5.500000

16.000000

32.000000

34.000000

36.000000

From Hoon to Hunter

 

Wilson, Vern

The Halcyon Press

2013

176

8vo

P-B Slight rub top spine VG -  Near Fine

25

With illustrations, how this hoon caught the hunting bug which turned him into a 'master hunter'

6.000000

22.000000

45.000000

40.000000

45.000000

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