New Zealand Big Timber Success on Winchester Deadly Passion

By Michelle Scheuermann

MINNETONKA, MN; (Ammoland.Com) — On this week’s episode of Winchester Deadly Passion, Melissa Bachman returns to a hunting location halfway across the globe – New Zealand. She, along with Jon Stack and Justin Long of Field & Stream Shops, are on the hunt for the majestic red stag. But with the variety of big game in the area, fallow deer are also on the menu for these big timber hunters. Tune in to Winchester Deadly Passion, on Sportsman Channel Sunday, August 16 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

New Zealand is known for its rolling hills and the elusive red stag. But when Bachman’s crew arrives on the northern island, the terrain is full of thick timber – an unexpected surprise. Timber makes for a more challenging hunt, but Bachman and her friends at Field & Stream Shops, attempt to use the obstacles to their advantage.

Early on in the hunt, Stack comes face-to-face with a fallow deer, but he is unable to make the shot. “Unfortunately, the first shot didn’t connect. So that kind of added to the adventure of the hunt. We all had to get up and reposition ourselves,” …read more

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