Category: Hunter education

This originally appeared in the October/November 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A beginner’s guide to planning a safe and successful hunt with Better Hunting One of the big steps for new hunters is taking the lead and going solo. Often, it’s easy to follow our mates on a hunt, but taking the step … Continue reading Planning your hunt with Better Hunting

Our 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available online. It provides a snapshot on some of the work we do, including providing advice, Better Hunting, wild game meat donation, Herds of Special Interest, and more. Check it out here (PDF File).

Better Hunting is two years old! What do you want from it or NZ hunter education next? Share your ideas about improving hunter education in New Zealand. Have your say and make sure what you would find useful is on the radar. Complete the Better Hunting learner survey here. Bonus: For 2025 we’re trialing expanding … Continue reading 2025 Hunting trends – enter to win!

Hunting tahr in a wilderness area is a unique experience and a rare opportunity for many hunters. This opportunity is only made available because of the contribution that you make to conservation through your hunting activity. The decisions you make while in the mountains are important. The NZ Game Animal Council (GAC) with support from … Continue reading Better Hunting Tahr Ballot briefing – complete before you fly

With support from the Department of Conservation and NZ Tahr Foundation, the GAC has developed a Tahr Ballot Briefing through Better Hunting, our online hunter training platform. The briefing is designed to help hunters achieve the goals of the tahr ballot and make the most of this unique hunting opportunity. It covers key information on tahr … Continue reading New Tahr Ballot Briefing coming soon to Better Hunting

This originally appeared in the August/September 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A Better Hunting guide for aspiring pig hunters     New Zealand’s pig hunters are a valued and unique part of the sector. There is a huge amount of preparation and work that goes into pig hunting, above and beyond what’s required with other … Continue reading A beginner’s guide to pig hunting

This originally appeared in the June/July 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A Better Hunting guide on where and how to hunt. How do you hunt? It’s a broad question and one so obvious that many new and inexperienced hunters may be afraid to ask it. It is also so fundamental that many experienced … Continue reading Maximising hunting opportunities with Better Hunting

This originally appeared in the April/May 2024 edition of the NZ Hunter magazine A Better Hunting guide to reading, understanding and using maps. Most hunters and outdoors people have basic map skills. But there’s so much depth we can add to our hunting through closer inspection of what a map is telling us. There are … Continue reading Getting the most from your maps with Better Hunting