Most hunters are intelligent, successful, well-adjusted, compassionate individuals who invest heavily in conservation and animal welfare, says Daryl Crimp.

When Cecil the lion was lured out of his sanctuary in Zimbabwe, a train of events started that ended in his beheading and an American trophy hunter going underground, writes Sandra Kyle.

The Minnesota dentist is the target of worldwide odium after it was revealed he had wounded a well-known and much-loved lion who was king of the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.

The hunter has become the hunted. The predator is now the quarry. Cecil the lion, a once-mighty symbol of the natural world, has been slain, and now it is his killer, Walter Palmer, who is on the run.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service wants to talk to Walter Palmer. But it can't find him.

People angered by the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe are being urged to donate to efforts to save Africa's dwindling population of the big cats, and some animal-rights activists are pushing for African countries to stop trophy hunting.

Mother and her two daughters are among the hundreds who have staged a protest outside dental practice of man who killed Cecil.

US dentist who achieved worldwide notoriety for killing the most famous lion in Africa paid out US$127,500 to settle lawsuit.

Montaperto is a true country girl. It was a year before boyfriend Jaimee Ellis saw her in makeup or a dress.

The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council has reminded hunters about firearm safety after two hunting tragedies last month.

A hunter who was reported missing in the Coromandel State Forest Park, near Hikutaia, has been found.

A visiting hunter from the United States had a cold night in the Paringa bush during a sleety south-westerly storm yesterday after he dislocated his shoulder in a 40m fall down a rock shoot.

More details have emerged about a boating tragedy on the Waikato River that left one man dead and his three mates clinging to trees after their runabout capsized yesterday.

The father of a Southland man shot during a hunting trip to Stewart Island, has pleaded guilty to careless use of a firearm.

Marilyn Edge is preparing to say goodbye to husband Murray after the hunter's body was found near Timaru on Monday.

A pig hunter is in a critical condition after being accidentally shot in the back in the NSW south west slopes region.

Police said they arrested an Invercargill man in relation to the fatal shooting of Samuel Phillip Long on March 23.

The number of young Kiwi duck hunters has increased by more than 70 per cent in the past 14 years. Duck shooting season kicks off tomorrow, with most regions reporting healthy numbers of ducks....

A missing Auckland hunter who sparked a search-and-rescue effort has turned up safe and well.

If there's one thing that will bring Murray Edge home safely, it's a simple threat: Come home or the tree gets chopped.

The wife of missing Dunedin hunter Murray Edge is losing hope, saying 'it's a bloody good way for him to go.'

A young man shot in the back in a hunting accident was luckily bending down emptying stones from his boots when his mate fired the bullet.

A wounded hunter has described the moment he was accidentally shot by a friend - a feeling he likened to having a “hot, sharp metal rod” smashed across his back.

Some take part in a competition to kill as many rabbits as possible. Animal expert Sally Hibbard questions the 24th Annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt.

Hunters are being urged to give ducks a fighting chance of surviving the annual season which starts in four weeks.