ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE: PIG HUNTING YARNS FROM THE BACK COUNTRY. By Paul Askin.

2011 1st edition. 8vo paperback (152 x 232mm). Pp160. Colour photographs.

"Paul Askin author of the very successful New Zealand Pig Hunter's Handbook, takes a more laid-back style as he recounts some of the more memorable hunts from his many years of pig hunting. There is more to pig hunting than you might think! These are yarns about the pigs, people and dogs from hunts on both private and public land. The author lives in Rangiora and hunts extensively. His current favourite style of pig hunting is at night!" Chapters include: Unfinished business; Bing does the damage; The inside story on the freezer; Screaming blue murder; No pigs there; Four little pigs; If you can't beat them, join them; Bell - the silent assassin; Don't mess with this chick; A golden duck for opening day?; Orkney connections; The Bros; Swede; Sleeping beauty; The roar; Not just a handbag; Tiny's big night out; Hunting with Kar; Demerit points; Don't forget your knife; Bragging rights; The best laid plans; the last roll of the dice; Hunting a DOC block; Two dogs down; 'The best ever'; One for the matlepiece; Birthday Boris; The big bad barrow.