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Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus): Otago bounty
A brace of Otago bunnies My last hunted rabbit was from our bush block, a once-ever hard-won trophy of hours of twilight stalking a place with few rabbits and just a bow and arrow to do it with. Not...
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Blackfish (Girella tricuspidata) spearing: Youth revisited with a grownup toy
Blackfish (Girella tricuspidata), the rabbit of the sea – under-appreciated, algae-grazing small game Blackfish grazing on a seaweed bed There are 2 ways I know how to get blackfish (Girella...
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Kangaroo (Macropus spp.) tail stew: An almost forbidden fruit
Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) You may well have heard of kangaroo (Macropus spp.) tail stew, but chances are you have never eaten it, because it is unfathomably hard to get a hold of the...
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The delicious goat (Capra hirca) from Nowhere
This is a place where dawn arrives and is utterly insistent upon you knowing how beautiful it is. But still it is goat (Capra hirca) country; which is to say that it is rough back country with soil...
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Night snorkeling with crays (Jasus verreauxi) and crazies
Fairly early on in the dive, I looked out into the blackness above the surface to see where the other three lights were shining below and thought to myself, ‘these guys are f’ing crazy’. But then I...
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One of these days: Gundog, shotgun, rabbits
Bugle the Brittany, a shotgun and some fresh Southern Highlands bunnies (Oryctolagus cuniculus). I love my hunting dog and I love shooting rabbits with a shotgun. On the one hand, it sounds like a...
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Fat of the Land and Sea Week Revisited
It has been a long time off the blog; but finally, as we are gearing up for another Fat of the Land and Sea Week, I really should post the outcome of the original. All in all, a great challenge but a...
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