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The Beginner's Guide to Hunting and Fishing In New Zealand

Brief Description
A highly illustrated book for budding hunters and fishermen in New Zealand. Winner of the New Zealand Post Book Award for Children and Young Adults, Non-Fiction. How do you stalk a trout? How do you skin a rabbit? How does a bullet work? Instructional and highly... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The Beginner's Guide to Hunting and Fishing In New Zealand

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A highly illustrated book for budding hunters and fishermen in New Zealand. Winner of the New Zealand Post Book Award for Children and Young Adults, Non-Fiction.

How do you stalk a trout? How do you skin a rabbit? How does a bullet work? Instructional and highly illustrated, this is a beginner's book of hunting and fishing for all ages. It features the where, when, what to look for, and how of New Zealand's most popular hunting and fishing pursuits.

From rabbit hunting to duck-shooting, possuming to large game hunting, eeling to whitebaiting, The Beginner's Guide to Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand will give any budding hunter the basic skills and knowledge for a lifetime of adventure.

With an emphasis on safety throughout, this book has important information on the right firearms for the right animal, how to hunt with dogs, the essentials of mountain safety and bushcraft in New Zealand.

With an accessible text, diagrams, fun facts, and a glossary of hunting terms, it's all you need to get out and start learning to hunt and fish.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775535126

Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 September 2013

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Random House New Zealand Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 193.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 438g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Paul Adamson, author of The Beginner's Book to Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand, expresses his great love of the outdoors whether fishing, hunting, taking photographs or playing golf. Born in Plymouth, England, Paul came to New Zealand as a baby. With a BA in Education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, for over 30 years he has worked as an educator, a principal and a counsellor, and is currently in charge of an alternative education school in the Wairarapa. Paul is an expert on boys in education, speaking at several international conferences. As well as introducing his two sons, James and Tom, to a love of the outdoors, he has also been a registered breeder of Labradors for over 25 years. He lives in Masterton with his wife, Suzie, on their olive grove.

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