b'Matt enjoys training andKeen hunter Matt Strachanwas hanging out on the farm making hunting with a dog whenslingshots and homemade traps to catch out in Godzone. grew up hunting in theor shoot whatever I could.Living rural is Hawkes Bay and reflectsa good life for a young buck, with plenty on how it all started, andto do outdoors to keep you interested.he then progressed to deerDUCKSAs I got older the main hunting event of stalking in his home region. the year for us would be duck shooting. F rom a very young age I canI would travel out to Patoka which was a significant distance a few times a week, remember tagging alongto help feed out the maize and work on hunting with my old man,the duck hut (maimai).While I was there whether it be looking out forhelping, I would also be trying to catch those shiny eyes while outthe resident eels in the nearby stream.spotlighting for rabbits andOpening weekend was always a big possums or sitting quietly inhype. I would sit around the shearers the maimai waiting for thequarters or woolshed that we stayed sound of a wing beat from a duck. Thisin, listening to the adults come up with was my introduction to hunting. a cunning plan for the morning and Ive grown up in the Hawkes Bay andreminisce on previous excursions. I would this is where my addiction for huntingfall asleep to beer bottles clanging and was fuelled.I lived in Marekakaho onduck callers blasting with them trying to multiple farms as a youngster. Whenget in some last-minute practice before I wasnt out hunting with the adults, Ithe morning!Hunting helps keep you fit, and you get to explore the great Kiwi outdoors. /FISHINGINGODZONE91'