Author Archives: Guest

COLFO Special Update Eyes on Australia   This is not the email I had planned to write this week, but due to the significance of the Bondi terror attack, it is a necessary one.   I first want to acknowledge … Continue reading →

Book Review: “Advanced Techniques for New Zealand Deerstalkers” by Roger Lentle. Published by Bateman Books, price $34.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman.     Writer Izaak Walton, the 17th century of the classic “The Compleat Angler” is reputed to have said … Continue reading →

Book Review “Raising Hare’ by Chloe Dalton published by Canongate Books UK, NZ distributors Allen and Unwin. Price $27.99.  Reviewed by Tony Orman I’ve always admired the hare, often encountering it while in the hills, up a river or even … Continue reading →

Opinion by Laurie Collins, Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust Currently the Department of Conservation is carrying out aerial 1080 poison drops, particularly along the West Coast. These cover huge areas of public lands – two examples of several are Kahurangi National Park, … Continue reading →

Special Report The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association is concerned about a surprise announcement by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) announcing a governmentinitiative targeting “feral deer and pigs.”  The announcement came in the form of an article in the farming media … Continue reading →

special report A wildlife researcher and conservationist on the West Coast Laurie Collins is deeply concerned at the numerous aerial 1080 drops currently being carried out by the Department of Conservation from north to south Westland. “DoC is dropping it … Continue reading →

“Once a Forest Ranger” by Chris Nelson, published by Lonesome Pine Publishing. Price $45. Reviewed by Tony Orman As a boy Chris Nelson loved the outdoors and envisaged himself as a farmer once he left school. However the reality was … Continue reading →

The Council of Outdoor Recreation Associations has strongly opposed the Fast Track Approvals Amendment Bill which the coalition government has closed submissions on. “This Bill should not proceed. It is an affront to the New Zealand public’s environment and public … Continue reading →

This press release by well known outdoorsman Alan Simmons was done in 2018 and is even more appropriate today.“The Dawn Chorus is now pathetic in our wild places” said Alan Simmons who has thousands of registered hunters on his outdoors … Continue reading →

An article on Radio NZ by journalist Lois Williams has reported deep concern by the West Coast Regional Council of a “plague of feral deer.”  Controlling the “plague of feral deer” on the West Coast and where the money required … Continue reading →

COLFO Press release COLFO calls on licensed firearm owners for a flood of select committee submissions to strengthen and lock in the new Arms Act Bill for the next 50 years. The reforms promise relief from red tape and harassment, … Continue reading →

“Why Do Birds Sing” by Dr. Grainne Cleary, published by Allen and Unwin. Price $37.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Dr. Grainne Cleary, author of a recently published book, “Why Do Birds Sing” wrote an earlier book “Why Do Birds Do That?”. Following … Continue reading →

The Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) applauds the Labour Party for recognising the harm that dependence on overseas “investment” is doing to the people of New Zealand.CAFCA Organiser Murray Horton says Labour Leader Chris Hipkins’ signal that the … Continue reading →

Book Review: “Riding the Echo Down” subtitled “Hunting Adventures from New Zealand and Around the World” by Peter Ryan. Published by Bateman Books. Price $49.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman. Previously Peter Ryan has written three published hunting books and all received … Continue reading →

Editor’s note. I came across this most interesting and refreshing article on facebook.  Facebook “Flora and Fauna of Aotearoa For more than a century, the dominant narrative in New Zealand has been that introduced species are ‘pests’ – invaders to be … Continue reading →

by Tony Orman Waihopai valley farmer and conservationist Murray Chapman says the Molesworth Station wilding eradication programme is doomed for failure if the core sources of the Molesworth seed spread are not removed.  “How can this Molesworth investment ever be … Continue reading →

Book review “Hooked” by Al Brown, illustrated by Hope McConnell, published by Allen and Unwin. Price $36.99. Reviewed by Tony Orman Al Brown renowned chef and avid angler, has written a book that is bound to be eagerly absorbed by … Continue reading →

      The concept of wild animal being classified as pests has been strongly challenged by the Sporting Hunters Outdoor Trust. Trust convenor Laurie Collins of Westport said current strong anti-wild animal views were wrong. He was responding to … Continue reading →

by Tony Orman A New Zealand scientist is advocating  that the New Zealand government cease the practice of aerially dropping food baits laced with 1080 and implement new conservation methods using a combination of remote monitoring, trapping of target animals … Continue reading →

by Tony Orman The Department of Conservation is farming rats and stoats by indulging in mass aerial poisoning of New Zealand’s wilderness areas. Scientific research shows that following an aerial 1080 drop, some 15 percent of rats that inevitably survive … Continue reading →