by Frank | Jan 16, 2014 | What's Happening
John Dory for dinner! The sights and smells of summer.. Finnefupster digging into some late night crab. Snapper treated like a piece of meat – inspired by Jamie Oliver. Early up to hit the water at dawn. This is first light at Bream Bay before Aidan and I went... 
by Frank | Sep 11, 2013 | What's Happening
Another New Zealand hunting season gone, from the first Saturday in May to the last Sunday in August. Fairly good numbers of pheasants. In particular, we’ve had lots of good situations on hen pheasants (which in NZ are protected). There seemed to have been a... 
by Frank | Mar 25, 2013 | What's Happening
On a recent trip to Queenstown in the southern part of NZ I was thinking about what incredible distance away from home I am. I grew up inside the Arctic Circle of North Norway and my brother, after a stint in the southern part of the country, moved up to Hammerfest.... 
by Frank | Jan 24, 2013 | What's Happening
EDIT: Since I wrote the piece below Aidan got into spearfishing big time. We both use spearguns now in addition to some missions still only using pole spears. I love being in the water. As an ex competitive swimmer, Elite swim instructor and keen scuba diver... 
by Frank | Aug 12, 2012 | What's Happening
We spent the entire month of July back home in North Norway. For once I didn’t time a trip back with the hunting season but instead aimed for summer and fishing. Aidan was in fishing heaven and Finn quite enjoyed it too. Finn in particular enjoyed freshly caught... 
by Frank | May 30, 2012 | What's Happening
I have been football mad from a very early age. Seriously addicted. When I lived in Norway I played for various North Norwegian teams and played in Norway Cup (World’s largest football tournament, held in Oslo every summer) as a 15 year old in 1984. It was...