Stay ConnectedHosted by Stephen Spargo, The Hunting Show is for hunters, hobbyists and those who love the great outdoors.
Stephen started in radio when AM was still cool (not that long ago) and has been a keen hunter for as long as he can remember. Stephen has worked on both sides of the microphone so understands what it takes to deliver a truly all round package to both clients and interviews
Interview with MICHAEL SCOTT Co-Founder of the Hunter Safety Lab, Find out how it works, why it is needed and he even tells us a good hunting story. 67% of hunting accident victims are shot by a member of their own hunting party. 100% thought it would never happen to them The Hunter Safty Lab's mission is to eliminate the death and heartache caused by hunting accidents. Hunter Safety Lab is a New Zealand company founded by two product designers with a passion for hunting and the outdoors. We live for the excitement and challenge of the hunt, but hear too many heartbreaking stories of hunters killed or injured after being mistaken for game and shot. No hunt is worth the life of a friend or family member. This is they we founded Hunter Safety Lab and invented IRIS. http://www.huntersafetylab.com
Hunting with Disabilities, Interview with Troy Grimwood about how being disabiled has affected him and his sport, find out how he still gets to do what he loves. We also talk about hunting tips for new Hunters, as well as a couple of great stories. Troy will also tell you about his other great love, and how he has turned it into a Taupo tourist attraction. Pop out and see him at 3 Art Gallery, 299 Whangamata Road, Kinloch. Or Find His Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Woodworkz-Nz/239390156100480 http://www.adaptiveoutdoorsman.com/ http://oneshotsmackdown.com/disabilityhunting.php
EP 17 - Interview with Pete the Bushman: Hunting Tales and Back-Country Lesson also knowen as Possum Pete. We talk about the Possum Pie thing for about 2 minutes, and then move on to great hunting stories some humour and his book! Find out how to cook a Possum, I know now I had being doing it wrong! An Interview with a true New Zealand bushman, of a life lived against the grain, of adventure in New Zealand's thickest wilderness and a lifestyle any Kiwi Hunter would envy. Pete the Bushman has lived a life inseparable from the bush - these are his stories of running down deer on foot, heli-hunting in his own chopper, finding the perfect woman and eking out a living from the bush. He and his wife Justine run the Bushman's Centre, 35 mins south of Hokitika, established in 1991 as a place to show visitors how local people use the South Island forest. http://www.pukekura.co.nz http://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/possum-pies-cafe-in-trouble-6026020 Again thank you to Pete & Justine for this great interview, and I look foward to meeting you in person some time soon.
EP15 -Interview from the ABC - Bush Telegraph Ethical hunters hope to change public perceptions, audio from Australia's ABC, do you think that Kiwi's think the same way? In Australia, many view hunting as a pastime for rednecks. Yet in some countries hunters enjoy public support for a practice that is deemed to have cultural value. As Cameron Wilson writes, there’s now a push by some Australian hunters to change their reputation. http://www.abc.net.au Thank you to the ABC - Bush Telegraph for letting us air this interview!!
EP14 - Another Catch up with Dave Shaw from the Hunters Club, find out about how he almost lost another camera, and Dave’s views on hunting in general. With ‘The Hunters Club’, there aim is to put in the hard yards, reaching extreme & often inaccessible areas deep within NZ’s mountainous back country, showcasing the natural beauty & history of these locations, and to really ‘earn’ the right to take a shot. For us, it’s all about being physically fit, digging deep to reap the rewards, and doing it all in a way that’s respectful to the animals being hunted. they want to help set right the clichéd notion that exists of most hunters being a bunch of raucous, bloodthirsty, trigger happy, pot bellied mongrels looking to kill anything that moves, our series is about fit and strong blokes challenging themselves in extreme environments, executing the hunt perfectly, enjoying each others company in the great outdoors & in the process, gaining respect from their audience.
EP3- Interview with some of the boys from the Tihoi Hunting Club, find out all about the Tihoi pig hunting comp, we are on location at the Tihoi pub! Tine in to see what is going on in rual NZ, and their thoughts on Hunting in nd arond rual NZ. The only interview I have ever done with fire works going off about 1/2 way though. All this over a beer at a legend pub! https://facebook.com/TihoiHuntingClub
This Weeks show is an Interview with Cameron Slater, award winning blogger from Whale Oil Beef Hooked, and keen hunter! Tune in to find out his thoughts on our sport, his scouting background and some of his hunting stories The public know Cameron Slater as Outspoken and controversial, this show gives you a chance to get to know Cameron on another level, find out why he is so passionate about the outdoors and hunting in general. http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/
EP11- Interview with Laura from Queens Of Camo - We talk about the NZ Womens Hunting Group! Queens of Camo is a Social Movement & Series that follows passionate huntresses on their hunting expeditions. The show focuses on the importance of educating the public on the unique issues surrounding women who hunt. They Are part of a larger social movement to encourage women all over the country to go outside, enjoy a hunting or a fishing trip, and take the natural beauty of the great outdoors. http://queensofcamo.com/ http://queensofcamo.com/the-show/ Find the Kiwi NZ Woman Hunters page here - https://www.facebook.com/pages/NZ-Woman-Hunters/310351972441266
Joe Byers has been an outdoor writer for more than 25 years, his work appearing in most North American outdoor publications. He focuses on big game hunting with a specialty in African hunting, an endeavor he has undertaken more than 20 times. A winner of numerous writing and photograhic awards, he has more than 1,000 articles and thousands of images in print. He lives in Hagerstown Maryland with his lovely wife Vel. Tune in to find out his Kiwi connection Areas of Expertise: Hunting, Africa, archery, western hunting http://www.huntingwithjoebyers.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FYHC3uyFpA http://griffinsguide.com/ http://www.joebyersoutdoors.com/Gallery.
EP 9 - Interview with Professor Neil J. Gemmell - H.O.D of Anatomy University of Otago Could this be an alternative to 1080? Down load to find out! Biological control is widely used in the control and eradication of plant and animal species. Among the most common forms of biological control are a group of approaches that aim to control or eradicate population/species by reducing the fertility and reproductive capacity of a population/species. To date the most successful of these approaches has been the Sterile Male Technique. In this approach large quantities of sterile males are released into a population each generation. If released in sufficient numbers these males monopolise matings with females, but because they are sterile no progeny are produced resulting in a reduction in the population size. The main problem with current Sterile Male approaches is that sterile males need to be produced and released every year. The Trojan Female Technique uses mitochondrial DNA mutations that affect male, but not female fertility and fitness, circumventing this problem producing continuous, self-sustaining biological control. The TFT is a novel twist of the classic “Sterile Male” technique currently used in biocontrol. The essence of our idea is to use mitochondrial mutations that greatly affect male, but not female, fertility to produce continuous, self-sustaining biological control. Key advantages of TFT are: No extensive use of genetic modification,No elaborate delivery system e.g. parasitic vectors and intermediate hosts,Species specific.Little (no?) danger of accidental release or cross-species transmission
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