Off The Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Back Country [Paperback] Shaw, Dave

A New Zealand hunter's collection of stories from the deep backcountry — the kind of terrain where you're days from a road and survival depends on reading weather, knowing your limits, and respecting the mountains. Dave Shaw writes about stalking red deer in mist-soaked valleys, pig hunting in dense bush, and the long, aching slogs into places most hunters never reach. This isn't trophy hunting or macho posturing. It's about solitude, patience, and the strange clarity that comes from being alone in wild country with nothing but a rifle and a pack. Shaw's voice is matter-of-fact, grounded in experience, occasionally wry. If you've spent time in the bush or dream of it, these stories will feel like conversations around a hut fire. For hunters, trampers, and anyone who understands why some people disappear into the ranges for weeks at a time.