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• Pre prize giving prep

  • When
    21/09/2024
  •  
    10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Club rooms

  
  

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• Annual Dinner & Prize Giving 2024

  • When
    22/09/2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    7 Target Street, Point Chevalier, Auckland 1022
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    35

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  Annual Dinner and Prize Giving 2024

  Winning a prize or not, come along and celebrate a year of hunting, shooting and photos of our adventures. 

  This is a family friendly social event and we would love to see you there.

  Doors open: 2.30pm

  Start: 3.00pm with Piper

  Prize Giving: 4:00pm

  Food Served : 5:00pm

  Venue: NZDA Auckland Club Rooms
  Cost: $35 adult & $15 for 16 years & under. 
  Members and their guests welcome
  
  Random Door Prizes will be drawn for those in attendance.

  Due to limited space at the club, tickets will be limited to 80 - first paid, first in.
  The Bar will be open or B.Y.O. Soft drinks at the food truck and table wine provided. 

  Caterers: The food truck, “Natalia’s Food Journey”

  Note: You'll receive a wrist band for each paid ticket for access to the food truck.
  

  
  

                       
  

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• Oct New Applicant Orientation Session

  • When
    01/10/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    7 Target Street, Pt Chev, Auckland
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  New Applicant Open Day Session

  This open day is available to primarily new applicants, we also welcome existing members that wish to attend and wish to sit in on the presentation and introduce themselves to the new members.

  If you have recently applied to become a member of the NZDA Auckland Branch. To help with processing your application, we are making interview times available. This is the last step to complete your membership application.

  Could you please ensure you have registered for this event.

  Please make sure to have your firearms license with you when you attend.

  This session is a relaxed introduction and small brief of the history of the NZDA and bit of a brief about our club in a group format with a Q&A at the end.

  We then we will complete the membership admin one-on-one with a member of our committee members.

  If you believe you have received this invite in error, or no longer wish to join, please also let us know.

  If you have any question, please reach out.

  Sincerely
  Satish Unka
  Auckland Branch Membership Secretary

  
  

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• Hunter Training

  • When
    02/10/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    7 Target Street, Point Chevalier, Auckland
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  HUNTER TRAINING #1

  Hunter Training will go over the basics of a number of hunting aspects. This course will start on the 2nd of October take place every Wednesday night for 5 consecutive weeks, and there will be one Saturday scheduled to be a range day during this time. This will be followed by a hunt with a mentor within a couple of weeks of the course finishing. This does not guarantee you'll get an animal on the course but it will help teach you the skills to get out there and harvest one for yourself. 

  The different modules will cover:
  

  Gear tips  -  October 2nd

  Rifle set up  -  October 9th 

  Bushcraft  -  October 16th

  Navigation  -  October 23rd

  Hunting techniques  -  October 30th

  Animal preparation  -  November 6th

  Rifle Handing, Shooting techniques & Skill  -  Date TBC

  As interest in our Hunter Training is very high, we will be offering it to existing members of Auckland NZDA only, with a preference based on those who have been waiting the longest but there will be opportunities in the future for more members to get through next year.  The cost will be $195 per person, the hunt at the end of the course is in addition to this cost and will be discussed with your mentor. For the day at the range you should have your own rifle and ammunition.  Targets for the range will be included in the course. You will need a map reading compass prior to the navigation night. 

  If you have further queries regarding the course, please get in touch sam@deerstalkers.co.nz

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• October Club Night

  • When
    08/10/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    7 Target Street, Point Chevalier, Auckland

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  October CLUB NIGHT

  7:00pm - 9:00pm - 7 Target street

  Guest Speaker: Mike Mcllaith

   Mike Mcllaith from the FSA will be our guest speaker

  Come along have a bite to eat, a beer and share your stories! We look forward to seeing you all there.

  Notes to Guests, or guests of members: Our club nights are open to the public, this is a great opportunity to experience the club and see if you want to be part of the Auckland Deerstalkers community.

  Please come along and introduce yourself to one of the clubs committee on the night as this is part of the application process.
  

  If you know anyone who has a good yarn or would make for an interesting guest speaker please contact the committee at our email address auckland@deerstalkers.co.nz

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• Party hunt: Waipakihi River

  • Start
    18/10/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    20/10/2024
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Waipakihi road
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  As we have a high level of interest in party hunts this will be run through a ballot process. 6 names will be drawn out of a total of 30 available tickets for registration.

  I'll be taking a party hunt based in the Waipakihi River on the 18th of October. It's approximately 4.5 hours from Auckland plus Friday afternoon traffic. There is a campsite near the road end with easy access down to the river. No services are provided as we are camping on conservation land. Bring your own tent and sleeping gear and all food required for 2 days in the bush.

  Registrants will need to be confident hunting alone and crossing rivers potentially up to mid thigh height, depending on the amount of rainfall. There is some nice gentle rolling beech forest country to be hunted with a few river flats that may have deer feeding for spring. The lower section of the river is very popular with 4WDs and other hunters so we will aim to get a bit of distance up the river.

  As there is a predator box trap line up the river that has been installed by our conservation team, I will be servicing this on the Saturday. Any hunters who are interested in tagging along for this are welcome to come and see what it's all about. The distance covered will be approximately 15km of river edge with undulating conditions so there will be a minimum fitness level required to do so.

  
  

  A DOC permit will be required for the Kaimanawa forest park and a minimum gear list will be sent out to successful applicants. Blaze vests are a minimum requirement for this hunt.

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• Range Working Bee 2024

  • When
    19/10/2024
  •  
    8:45 AM

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  RANGE Working BEE

  
  

  Saturday 19th October

  8:45am Gate Entry

  
  

  
  

  WHERE: NZDA Auckland branch range, Matariki Forest, Riverhead.
  

  
  

  This working bee aims to:

  • Cut the grass

  • General tidy up

  • maintenance of backstops

  • Repair target frames and replace some coreflute

  The following is needed:
  

  Tools needed on the day:

  • 2-3 brush trimmers.
  • Lawn mower
  • shovels / spades / rakes for backstop
  • Couple of backpack sprayers (Corrie has one)
  • Appropriate safety gear please!

  
  
  

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• Party Hunt: Galatea Rusa Road End (October)

  • Start
    24/10/2024
  • End
    28/10/2024
  • Location
    Galatea foothills

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  New Party Hunt Ballot System:
  Due to popular demand, we are trialing a ballot system to secure your spot. Simply register yourself for a 'ballot ticket' and the party hunt organiser will draw these and inform registrants within a couple of weeks of opening the event up. Please wait for the organiser to contact you. This aims to keep registration fair, between members who are active on their phone or computer during the day and not - typically these events are released without warning.

  About the Rusa hunt:
  6x beds available in the hut, first in first served. For those camping make sure you bring a good sleeping bag and sleeping mat, as it will get cold.

  1. There is access to the hut door for most standard vehicles, plenty of parking and space to set up tents.
  2. Running water, shower and BBQ available at the hut.
  3. Species include Red and Rusa deer.

  Bush stalking and lookout hunting available, shots from lookouts range from 100 to 600 meters. Note: No shooting of pigs within a 5km radius of the hut.

  Location:
  Galatea foothills. 

  Permits, intentions and party hunt questionnaire forms must be completed prior to attending.

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• November Club Night

  • When
    12/11/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    7 Target Street, Point Chevalier, Auckland

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  November CLUB NIGHT

  7:00pm - 9:00pm - 7 Target street

  Guest Speaker: TIm Gale

   Tim Gale from the Game Animal Council will be our guest speaker

  Come along have a bite to eat, a beer and share your stories! We look forward to seeing you all there.

  Notes to Guests, or guests of members: Our club nights are open to the public, this is a great opportunity to experience the club and see if you want to be part of the Auckland Deerstalkers community.

  Please come along and introduce yourself to one of the clubs committee on the night as this is part of the application process.
  

  If you know anyone who has a good yarn or would make for an interesting guest speaker please contact the committee at our email address auckland@deerstalkers.co.nz

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