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Gone Hunting: A Century of Great New Zealand Yarns edited by Kingsley Field

Gone Hunting is a rich, entertaining, humorous and wide ranging collection of 20 kiwi hunting yarns. They tell of trophies won or missed, companions made, hunting techniques used and land explored. They tell of good and bad times spent hunting. Above all, these tales tell of the pure enjoyment of being in new Zealand’s wilderness, exploring uncharted ground, seeing new sights and pitting oneself against a wily and difficult opponent who knows the environment much better.

The stories cover some of the most tension-filled, remarkable and successful hunting tales, but these only scratch the surface of the diversity of yarns in this book. Basically if you like a good yarn, there will be something in this book for you. There are chapters on pheasant hunting, tahr hunting, early Fiordland hunts, profession rabbit culling, pig hunting, the early days of the venison industry, bow hunting and of course many stories of hunting for the sheer pleasure of being out in the bush and up in the mountains.

Over the years as a journalist with the Waikato Times reviewing books on hunting, and hunter himself, Kingsley Field has amassed a fantastic collection of books on hunting, possibly New Zealand’s definitive collection of books on hunting. He therefore was in a good position to find stories to be included for this book, selecting only the best yarns. Gone hunting is an entertaining and absorbing collection of yarns that provide a magnificent journey through New Zealand’s hunting heritage.

RRP $45.00
Published and distributed by Penguin Group under the Raupo title.
 

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