A yarn about me.

I was born in a wee spot called Pungatotara, situated in the Motueka Valley, New Zealand. We lived on a forrestry block in the middle of nowhere so I was constantly surrounded by nature. Im pretty sure we didn’t have electricity in the early years but that didnt matter, I was outside most of the time making huts and exploring the bush with dad anyway.

My family moved to the Hawkes Bay when I was five so that I could attend the Taikura Rudlof Steiner School, in Hastings. I was heavily into art so continued on to study graphic art and design once I graduated.

My love of snowboarding inspired the move to Queenstown where I lived, snowboarded and worked as a house painter before meeting Sharn. I then moved to Wanaka, just over the hill, where i live today with our 3 children and 3 pig dogs.

Sharn was the one who introduced me to this hunting life style we now lead. Id never shot a rifle or stuck a pig before but I was keen to learn and I was very comfortable spending time in the wilderness. Being able to sustain our body’s with wild game that would otherwise go to waist made so much sense to me. Supporting farmers by keeping pig numbers down. Teaching our children important survival skills and doing our part for the biodiversity of our land seemed like good reasons enough for me to hunt.