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Women in the Wild at Ngamatea Station

Women in the Wild at Ngamatea Station

Taking ten first time shooters into the New Zealand backcountry is a major milestone. At Ngamatea Station, the goal was to give these new hunters the skills and confidence to pursue Sika deer. Will...

A Reunion in Serious Tahr Country

A Reunion in Serious Tahr Country

JE Wilds and longtime hunting mate Joe Fluy reunite after three long years on a new hunting adventure, being dropped into steep New Zealand Tahr country by helicopter. A fast changing winter foreca...

Finding Stability on Macedonia’s Steepest Slopes

Finding Stability on Macedonia’s Steepest Slopes

Some Spartans found themselves in the mountains of Macedonia with some great characters. Stefan Mikić and his team put together some brilliant days of hunting, leading us round the unforgiving terr...

Of Bears And Men

Of Bears And Men

Most hunting films tend to focus heavily on equipment, ballistics, pack weight, and the latest gear. Brian Call’s newest bear hunting film takes a different approach. It offers a deeply personal na...

Conquering Kamchatka: Chasing Snow Sheep

Conquering Kamchatka: Chasing Snow Sheep

What Makes Kamchatka So Challenging? Kamchatka’s wild landscape tests every hunter with its sheer scale and unpredictable weather. Pedro Ampuero’s adventure began with a helicopter drop into remote...

Hunting Cape Buffalo in Namibia

Hunting Cape Buffalo in Namibia

Pedro Ampuero travelled to the Caprivi Strip in Namibia for one of the most demanding hunts of his career: tracking Cape buffalo with his 76-year-old father. Facing one of Africa’s most dangerous a...