Resources
Our Library
The club has a huge range of books and DVDs on hunting, shooting, fishing and wildlife that members may use and borrow. The books are kept in the clubroom and if you are interested in one or more of these resources, please contact Alan Gordon, ph: 021 154 9511.
| Topics & Titles | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Donated by | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAME BIRDS | ||||||
| Sporting Guns | Richard Akehurst | 1972 | 7064 0103 4 | Octopus Books Ltd | Malcolm Thompson | Development of Sporting Guns, 16th Century onward |
| the duckshooter's bag | Murray Williams | 1981 | 0 9597609 0 3 | The Wetland Press | Malcolm Thompson | An understanding of NZ's wetland gamebirds |
| gamebird hunting | Tom Caithness | 1982 | 0-9597609-1-1 | The Wetland Press | Malcolm Thompson | Problems, questions and answers |
| Gamekeepers For The Nation | R.M. McDowall | 1994 | 0-908812-37-X | Canterbury Uni. Press | Malcolm Thompson | The Story of NZ's Acclimatisation Societies 1861 - 1990 |
| Wing Shooting in NZ | Jack Byrne | 1982 | 0-589-01390-4 | A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd | Malcolm Thompson | Pheasant, Quail, Partridge, Duck and Goose |
| Australian & NZ Shooters' Omnibus | (edited by) Rodger Hungerford | 1980 | 0-589-50125-9 | A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd | Malcolm Thompson | how too's |
| Gundogs for Field or Trial | Roy B. Burnell | 1979, reprint | 909950 81 4 | Jack Pollard Publishing Pty. Ltd. | Malcolm Thompson | Part 1 - General breeds, Part 2 - Training |
| The Big Shots | Jonathan Garnier Ruffer | 1979, 4th reprint | 0-905649-05-2 | The Trinity Press | Malcolm Thompson | Edwardian Shooting Parties |
| The Guinness Guide to Field Sports | Wilson Stephens | 1978 | 0-900424-47-8 | Guinness Superlatives Ltd | Malcolm Thompson | The Gun, The Rod, The Saddle |
| Beretta Worldwide Catalogue | 2004 Oct | Malcolm Thompson | Catalogue | |||
| Browning Intl | 1905-06-23 00:00:00 | Malcolm Thompson | Catalogue | |||
| NZ Game Bird Hunting | 1997-98 | Fish & Game NZ | A guide to hunting regulations, F & G regions | |||
| Bird Hunting | (edited by) Bob South | 2005 | 1-877256-45-5 | The Halcyon Press | ||
| Bird Hunting, copy # 2 | ||||||
| FISHING | ||||||
| Popular Fly Patterns | Terry Hellekson | 1984 6th reprint | 0-87905-065-9 | Gibbs M. Smith | Ken Duncan | |
| Line Down! | Jack Samson | 1973 | 0-87691-111-4 | Winchester Press | Ken Duncan | The Special World of Big-Game Fishing |
| TroutFishing | Norman Marsh | 1990 | 0-908685-60-2 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | |
| Up the Creek with John Kent | John Kent | 1999 | 0-7900-0674-X | Reed Books | Ken Duncan | Stories from NZ's Great Outdoors |
| Deceiving Trout | John Parsons | 1988 | 0-908685-31-9 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | The Flytier's Art |
| the Caddis and the Angler | Larry Solomon and Eric Leiser | 1977 | 0-8117-0312-6 | Stackpole Books | Ken Duncan | |
| Taupo Fishing Diary | Alex Gillett | 1981 | 0-340-26951-0 | Hodder & Stoughton | Ken Duncan | A Taupo Fishing Diary |
| 21 Great NZ Trout Waters | Tony Orman | 1995, reprint | 1-86953-113-7 | David Bateman Ltd | Ken Duncan | Nth Island & Sth Island |
| South Island Trout Fishing Guide | John Kent | 1990 | 0-7900-0131-4 | Heinemann Reed | Ken Duncan | |
| Taupo Fishing Guide | James Siers and John Sierpinski | 1969 | A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd | Ken Duncan | ||
| Fishing the Wild Places of NZ | Tony Orman | 1991 | 0-908608-52-7 | The Bush Press of Auckland | Ken Duncan | |
| Fishing Dry Flies for Trout | Art Lee | 1982 | 0-689-70662-6 | Atheneum Publishers | Ken Duncan | Fishing Dry Flies for Trout on Rivers and Streams |
| Parsons Glory | John Parsons | 1976 | 0 00 216902 9 | William Collins | Ken Duncan | |
| Parsons Pashion | John Parsons | 1990 | 0-908685-55-6 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | A Troutfisher's Year |
| Trout On A Nymph | Tony Orman | 1991 | 0-908685-66-1 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | |
| Look Closely | John McInnes | 1992 | 1-86941-166-8 | Random House NZ | Ken Duncan | More stories from a NZ trout fisherman |
| Going Fishing | Negley Farson | 1949, reprint | The University Press, Glasgow | Malcolm Thompson | ||
| Innocent Pursuits | C.S. Jarvis | 1953 | John Murray (Publishers) Ltd | Malcolm Thompson | ||
| Fisherman's Country | G.B. Hobbs | 1955 | Geoffrey Bles Ltd | Ken Duncan | Days in NZ | |
| Trout and Salmon Sport in NZ | (compiled by) Tony Orman | 1980 | 0-589-01317-0 | A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd | Ken Duncan | An Angling Anthology |
| Magic in the Mountains | Murray Rodgers | 1993 | 0-670-84921-9 | Penguin Books | Ken Duncan | The Adventures of a South Island Angler |
| Not a proper fishing day at all | Alex Gillett | 1986 | 0-908685-06-8 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | |
| The Lure of Fly-tying | F.A.D. ("Fadg") Griffiths | 1978 | 85566 398 7 | Murray Book Distributors Pty. Ltd. | Ken Duncan | |
| HUNTING | ||||||
| Hunting for Trouble | Charlie Janes | 1990 | 0-7900-0162-4 | Heinemann Reed | Ken Duncan | |
| Hunting for Trouble, copy #2 | Charlie Janes | 1990 | ||||
| Possum on a Cold Tin Roof | Charlie Janes | 1998 | 0-7900-0642-1 | Reed Books | Ken Duncan | |
| Wild Game | Philip Holden - signed copy | 1990 | 0-340-519665 | Hodder & Stoughton | Ken Duncan | Hunting Gamebirds, Small and Feral Game in NZ |
| A Hard Shot in the Hills | 'Big Al' Lester | 2006 | 0-7900-1067-4 | Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd | Ken Duncan | |
| The Turkey Has Landed | Charlie Janes | 1995 | 0-7900-0411-9 | Reed Books | Ken Duncan | |
| Tucker Warrior | Kim Swan | 1993 | 0-908685-52-1 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | |
| Off The Track | 'Big Al' Lester | 2008 | 9780143009856 | Penguin Books | Ken Duncan | More Tales from the NZ Bush |
| Robert Moffat: Pioneer In Africa | Cecil Northcott | 1961 | The Camelot Press | Malcolm Thompson | ||
| Scattered Shots | C.S. Jarvis | 1949, reprint | John Murray | |||
| Hunting and Fishing Memoirs | ||||||
| BIOLOGY | ||||||
| Biology and Management of The Wapiti | Michael C.T. Smith | 1974 ? | NZDA | Biology and Management of The Wapiti of Fiordland, NZ | ||
| The Great Lake Pest Summit | 1993, May | ISSN-0301-4223 | The NZ Journal of Zoology | Proceedings of the National Mammalian Pest Forum, May 1993 | ||
| The Future of NZ's Wild Animals? | 1998, Nov | NZDA | A National Seminar Organised by the NZDA_Seminar 2000: Proceedings | |||
| FIREARMS, HUNTING & OUTDOORS | ||||||
| Winchester, America's Premier Gunmakers | K.D. Kirkland | 1989 | 0-7917-0356-8 | Exeter Books | Malcolm Thompson | |
| Sporting Pastimes, Collecting for Pleasure | Introduction by Tony Curtis | 1992 | 1-85170-916-8 | Bracken Books | Malcolm Thompson | An Absorbing Guide to the History and Values of Affordable Antiques |
| The World's Great Guns | Frederick Wilkinson | 1987 | 0-861-36638-7 | Galley Press | ||
| The Master Hunters | Kingsley Field | 1991 | 0670-838934 | Penguin Books | ||
| A Hunting Guide | L.H. Harris | 1973 | NZ Forest Sevice | To Introduced Wild Animals of New Zealand | ||
| You'll Learn No Harm from the Hills | Newton McConochie | 1987, reprint | 0-474-00296-9 | Reed Methuen Publishers | ||
| The Young Hunter | Graeme Marshall | 1987 | 0-908685-25-4 | The Halcyon Press | Ken Duncan | A Beginners Guide to Hunting in NZ |
| The Young Hunter, copy #2 | Graeme Marshall | |||||
| The Young Hunter, copy #3 | Graeme Marshall | |||||
| In Hind Sight | Tony Orman | 1987 | 0-86464-089-7 | Inprint Ltd | Ken Duncan | Deerstalking - a personal insight |
| In Hind Sight, copy #2 | Tony Orman | |||||
| A Wild Moose Chase | Ken Tustin (signed by) | 1998 | 0-9583723-0-6 | Wild South Books | ||
| The Very Best of Rod & Rifle 1980 - 1985 | 1985 | 0-908685-05-X | The Halcyon Press | Bill Meier ? | ||
| At Home in the Hills | M. James Jordan | 2002 | 1-877256-21-8 | The Halcyon Press | Graham Gurr, Halcyon Publishing | The Tracks of a NZ Hunter |
| Rifle Guide | R.A. (Bob) Steindler | 1978 | 0-88317-092-2 | Stoeger Publishing Co. | Complete, Fully Illustrated Guide toSelecting, Shooting, Caring for, and Collecting Rifles of All Types | |
| Outdoor First Aid | 1989, revised | NZ Mountain Safety Council | Mountain Safety Manual #14 | |||
| Outdoor First Aid, copy #2 | ||||||
| Bushcraft | 1984, revised | NZ Mountain Safety Council | Mountain Safety Manual #12 | |||
| Bushcraft, copy #2 | ||||||
| Bushcraft | 1995, 3rd Edition | 0-908931-11-5 | NZ Mountain Safety Council | Mountain Safety Manual #31, Outdoor Skills for the NZ Bush | ||
| Safety In The Mountains | 1963, 5th Edition | The Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ | A Handbook for Trampers, Stalkers, Skiers & Mountaineers | |||
| Outdoor Tips | L.W.Johnson, R.Elman, J.Gibbs | 1972 | 0-87502-905-1 | Rutledge Books | Malcolm Thompson | |
| The Deerstalkers 1937 - 1987 | Philip Holden | 1987 | 0-340-41636X | Hodder & Stoughton | A History of the NZ Deestalkers Assn. 1937 - 1987 | |
| Taupo Deerstalkers 50th Anniversary | 2007 | 978-1-877256-68-4 | The Halcyon Press | A History of the Taupo Branch NZDA 1957 - 2007 | ||
| Sika Hunter | Neil Philpott | 1998 | 0-7900-0608-1 | Reed Books | Bill Meier, N.H. USA | |
| Whitetails | Erwin A. Bauer | 1993 | 0-89658-196-9 | Voyageur Press, Inc. | Bill Meier, N.H. USA | Behavior, Ecology, Conservation |
| Fallow Deer Hunting in NZ | Bob Pittaway | |||||
| About Deer and Deerstalking | Tony Orman | |||||
| Red Deer in NZ | R. Lentils & F. Saxton | |||||
| The NZ Hunters Companion | R. Lentils & F. Saxton | |||||
| RELOADING | ||||||
| ADI Handloaders Guide | 2015, 8th | |||||
| Barnes Bullets, Reloading Manual No. 1 | 1992, 4th | Wolfe Publishing Co. | Mark Bridgman | |||
| Barnes Bullets, Reloading Manual No. 3 | 2001 | Mark Bridgman | ||||
| Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading | 1973 | Mark Bridgman | Rifle - Pistol, Vol. II | |||
| Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading, copy #2 | ||||||
| Hercules, Reloaders Guide for Hercules Smokeless Powders | 1983 | |||||
| Lyman Reloading Handbook | 1964, 43rd | Mark Bridgman | ||||
| Nosler Reloading Manual No. 3 | 1989 | Mark Bridgman | ||||
| Nosler Reloading Manual No. 3, copy #2 | ||||||
| Norma's Guide to Hunting and Target Shooting | ||||||
| Sierra RIFLE Reloading Manual | 1989, 3rd | Mark Bridgman | ||||
| Sierra RIFLE Reloading Manual, copy #2 | ||||||
| Sierra Bullets Reloading Manual | 1971 | Mark Bridgman | ||||
| Speer Reloading Manual No. 10 for Rifle and Pistol | 1982, 4th print | |||||
| Speer Reloading Manual No. 11 for Rifle and Pistol | 1991 | Mark Bridgman | ||||
| Swift Bullet Co. Reloading Manual No. 1 | 2002 | |||||
| Cartridges of The World | Frank C. Barnes | 5th, 1985 | 0-910676-95-X | Sheldon L. Factor | Mark Bridgman | Completely Revised 5th Edition |
| Cartridges of The World | Frank C. Barnes | 6th, 1989 | 0-87349-033-9 | Sheldon L. Factor | Mark Bridgman | 6th Edition, Completely Revised and Expanded |
| Cartridges of The World | Frank C. Barnes | 9th, 2000 | 0-87341-909-X | kraus publications | Mark Bridgman | 9th Edition, Revised and Expanded |
| Reloading for Shotgunners | 1981 | 0-910676-25-9 | Sheldon L. Factor | Mark Bridgman | The Complete How and Why | |
| Modern Hand Loading | Maj. George C. Nonte, Jr | 1972 | 0-87691-046-0 | Winchester Press | ||
| PERIODICALS | ||||||
| NZ Guns, Issue 13-Dec '92 - Issue 24-Sep/Oct '94 | 13 - 24 | Waitekauri Publishing | ||||
| NZ Guns, Issue 25-Nov/Dec '94 - Issue 36-Sep/Oct '96 | 25 - 36 | Waitekauri Publishing | ||||
| NZ Guns, Issue 37-Nov/Dec '96 - Issue 48 Sep/Oct '98 | 37 - 48 | Waitekauri Publishing | ||||
| NZ Guns, Issue 49 Nov/Dec '98 - Issue 55 Nov/Dec '99 & Issue 10 -May/Jun '92 - Issue 12-Sep/Oct '92 | 49 - 55, & 10 - 12 | |||||
| NZDA | ||||||
| NZDA Hunter National Training Scheme (x1) | Sep 2005 | Hunts Course Workbook | ||||
| NZDA Hunter National Training Scheme (x3) | Jun 2012, updated | Hunts Course Workbook | ||||
| DVD's & VIDEOS | ||||||
| Aimpoint, Wild Boar Fever 4 | ||||||
| Making TB History | Personal Accounts of Bovine TB in NZ | |||||
| Maori and 1080 | DoC | Seperating Fact from Myth | ||||
| Barnes _ Performance vs Deformance | ||||||
| Browning _ MAXUS Design, Construction, Performance | ||||||
| Field Dressing Game Meat Made Easy | Darran Meates | |||||
| On Target _ Safe and Successful Hunting in NZ | The Graf Boys | |||||
| Roarin In Reds _ How to, When to, and What Not to | The Graf Boys | |||||
| NZDA Nth Taranaki Branch _ Why join the NZDA | ||||||
| Sika On Camera 2000 | Bob Ramsay | Stag Productions | ||||
| VARIOUS | ||||||
| Target Taupo - issue 40, Jul 2002 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Target Taupo - issue 41, Dec 2002 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Target Taupo - issue 42, Mar 2003 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Target Taupo - issue 46, Jul 2004 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Target Taupo - issue 48, Mar 2005 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Tongariro, the Annual, Dec 1994 Vol 3 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Tongariro, the Annual, Dec 1996 Vol 5 | DoC | A Newsletter for Hunters and Anglers in the Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy | ||||
| Tongariro, the Annual, Dec 2002 Vol 11 | DoC | The Annual Journal of the Conservancy | ||||
| Greenprint, Brief to the Incoming Government, vol one - Oct 1996 | DoC | Conservation in NZ - A Strategic Overview | ||||
| Greenprint, Brief to the Incoming Government, vol two - Oct 1996 | DoC | Conservation in NZ - A Guide to the Department | ||||
| NZ Walkways Policy | Apr, 1995 | DoC | ||||
| Conservation Action 1995/1996 - 1996/1997 | DoC | DoC Achievments and Plans | ||||
| Conservation Action Jul 2001 - Jun 2002 | DoC | DoC at Work | ||||
| Roots - Putake, The NZ Tree Programme | DoC | |||||
| The Cave Creek Tragedy : The Departments Response | DoC | |||||
| NGO Link | Feb, 1996 | DoC | ||||
| Tongariro, The Tongariro/Taupo Newsletter | May, 1996 | DoC | ||||
| On Track, Takahi Waipuna | Dec, 1996 | DoC | ||||
| Marshall's Mission Accomplished | Jun, 1996 | Public Access NZ | The 'final solution' for public access? | |||
| Some Questions and Answers on 1080 | 2nd, Apr 1995 | National Possum Control Agencies | 1080 Q&A | |||
| Managing Pests for Our Future - report | 1994/5 | Environment Waikato Regional Council | Plant pest survey | |||
| Legal Issues and Risk Management for Sports Officials | 2001 | The Hillary Commission | Calling the Game | |||
| Assessing the Age and Condition of Deer from Jawbones (x4 copies) | K.W. Fraser & P.J. Sweetapple | 1993, reprint 2002 | 0-477-01646-4 | Landcare Research NZ | ||
| NEW ADDITIONS | ||||||
| Guns and Game | Lynn H. Harris | 1998 | 0-908685-14-9 | The Halcyon Press | ||
| The Helicopter Hunters | Rex Forrester | 1987 | 0-723-0811 X | Whitcoulls Publishers Akl | ||
| Stag Doo | 'Big Al' Lester | 2016 | 978-0-14-375406-4 | Penguin | ||
| How to Hunt Sika Deer | Alan Simmons | 1987 | 0-908685-30-0 | The Halcyon Press | ||
| Hunter By Profession | Phillip Holden | 1993 | 0-340-599499 | Hodder & Stoughton Ltd | ||
| Pete the Bushman | Peter Salter | 2014 | 978 1 77553 682 6 | Random House | ||
| Pighunting in New Zealand | Ken Cuthbertson | 1974 | 0 589 00829 3 | A.H.A.W. Reed | ||
| Pighunter | Barry Mitcalfe | Coromandel Press | ||||
| Gun Digest Book of Scopes and Mounts | Bob Bell | 1977 | 0-910676-61-5 | DBI Books | ||
| Kiwi New Zealand's Remarkable Bird | Neville Peat | 1999 | 1 86962 046 1 | Random House | ||
| Wild Animals in New Zealand | Compiled by A.L. Poole | 1971 | 0 589 00411 5 | A.H.A.W. Reed | ||
| Hunting for a Hobby | Trevor Paul Bentley | 2011 | 978-1-877566-07-3 | The Halcyon Press | ||
| Hunting for Love and for Money | Alex M. Gale | 1997 | 0-9-08685-93-9 | The Halcyon Press | ||
| Along the Track | Bill Axbey | 1991 | 1 86950 034 2 | Harper Collins | ||
| Tell them I've gone Pighunting | Terry Ngawhika | 1996 | 0 7900 0476 3 | Reed Publishing | ||
| Murphy on my Back | Ross Curtis | 1999 | 0-908685-59-9 | The Halcyon Press | ||
| More Essential Crump | Barry Crump | 2004 | 1-86971-010-X | Hodder Moa Beckett | ||
| The Venison Hunters | Mike Bennett | 1983 | 0 589 01508 7 | A.H.A.W. Reed | ||
| Crumpy's Campfire Companion | Barry Crump | 1996 | 1-86958-288-8 | Hodder Moa Beckett | ||
| The Chopper Boys | Rex Forrester | 2002 | 143018493 | Penguin Books | ||
| The Way it Was | Tom Brough | 2011 | 978-0-9864593-5-1 | Fraser Books | ||
| Shooting for the Skipper | Jack McNair | 1971 | 0-589-00659-2 | A.H.A.W. Reed | ||
| Red Deer in New Zealand | Roger Lentle & Frank Saxton | 1991 | 1-86953-037-3 | David Bateman | ||
| Memories of New Zealand Deer Stalking | Tony Orman | 1981 | 0 589 01379 3 | A.H.A.W. Reed | ||
| Hang on a Minute Mate | Barry Crump | 1966 | A.H.A.W. Reed | |||
| Firearms and Hunting | P.C. Logan & L.H.Harris | 1971 | A.H.A.W. Reed | |||
| Bullock Creek | Barry Crump | 0-9597897-1-5 | Barry Crump Associates | |||
| Deer Farming in New Zealand | David Yerex | 1979 | Deer Farming Services | |||
| A Sting in the Tail | 'Big Al' Lester | 2011 | 9780143565604 | Penguin Group | ||
| River to Ridge | Brian Burdon | 2002 | 1-877256-17- | The Halcyon Press | ||
| You'll Learn no Harm from the Hills | Newton McConochie | 1966 | 0474002969 | Reed Methuen Publishers Ltd | ||
| You'll Learn no Harm from the Hills | Newton McConochie | 1966 | 0474002969 | Reed Methuen Publishers Ltd | ||
| Off the Track | 'Big Al' Lester | 2008 | 9780143009856 | Penguin Group | ||
| Deer Shooting Days | Joff Thomson | 1964 | A.H.A.W. Reed | |||
| Alpine Hunting in New Zealand | Roger Lentle & Frank Saxton | 1994 | 1869531736 | David Bateman | ||
| The Adventures of Sam Cash | Barry Crump | 1985 | 0 908676 50 6 | Beckett Publishing |