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March 2018
WAIKATO FARMING LIFESTYLES
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HUNTING IS A LIFESTYLE BY ANN MORGAN Hunting is an adventure, as well as a way to help cull the pest animals that cause devastation not just to land but also young animals and property.
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grew up on a farm until I was eight years old and then moved into Blairlogie, a forestry township near Tinui,” says pig hunter Sadie Waru. “I trained to be a dog groomer and have always loved dogs and every aspect of being with them. My partner, Briggs Pilkington, works for DOC as a project supervisor — he started out as a trapper. “I like to have piglets on our property because we have pig dogs and it is good
for them to see piglets are friends and not a target to hunt. “From the first bail up of a pig that I saw with Briggs I knew this was the life for me, and I appreciate it with every ounce of my being. I had never really considered hunting as a lifestyle option but a pack of dogs can change the way you see the world around you. “I am not sure whom I fell in love with first — Briggs or the dogs. You may think that is a dramatic statement, but it is a
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