by Frank Tommy | Sep 24, 2023 | What's Happening
Another New Zealand hunting season has closed. Another season where we have appreciated nature firsthand, like no other outdoor activity can offer. The harvest of wild game is the great bonus but most essential is the many hours we spend in wilderness, as witnesses... 
by Frank Tommy | May 23, 2023 | What's Happening
On Anzac Day, April 25th, I decided to take Bentley on an early morning training run in coastal dunes south of Whangarei. It’s a stunning area, looking out over Bream Bay and towards our fishing & diving grounds at Whangarei Heads and Hen & Chickens... 
by Frank Tommy | Mar 31, 2023 | What's Happening
This update will touch a bit on all kinds; A NZ summer with some severe weather events but with great fishing when the weather has allowed it, fish stock & preservation, a bit of food and of course dogs. But first I’ll just briefly go back to my last post... 
by Frank Tommy | Dec 20, 2022 | What's Happening
The artwork pictured above is a wonderful depiction of the Poor Knights Islands marine reserve near Tutukaka, here on the Northland east coast. Several years ago, I took this picture of the original that hangs on the wall of a former business partner of my wife... 
by Frank Tommy | Sep 11, 2022 | What's Happening
After having continued our shooting season through the month of June, Aidan and I headed to Scandinavia for most of July and August. Having travelled up through Sweden we arrived at my parents place in North Norway in the middle of July, where we also could catch up... 
by Frank Tommy | Jun 3, 2022 | What's Happening
The New Zealand hunting season finally came around in the first weekend of May. A thirteen months old Bentley was equipped with his basic obedience, retrieving dummies on land and in water and only a very limited amount of field work. He had not been tested on... 