Tim Barnett

Tim Barnett

Founding Member of both The Red Stag Timber Hunters Club and South Seas Spearo. Growing up in the Nelson region, Tim developed an early love of hunting, fostered by his father and grandfather, both of whom were avid pig hunters.

Tim works as a commercial diver harvesting paua, kina, and crayfish. Through this work Tim has developed a passion for spearfishing, often described as underwater hunting. During his OE, Tim even found space for his spearfishing gear and had many adventures abroad.

He has hunted extensively throughout the South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, targeting white tail, red deer, tahr, chamois, pigs, wild bulls, wild ram, and fallow deer. Most weeks Tim can be found spearfishing Butterfish commercially for New Zealand restaurants to enjoy.

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