Gisborne-based trapper and hunter Sam Gibson is a bushman through and through as he reveals in his new book.
In his new book, Sam the Trap Man, Gibson shares stories of exploring the bush and hunting and surviving cold winter nights - and how life in the wilderness steered him out of trouble as a teenager.
He says his journey began after he was required to spend more time with his godfather in the Te Urewera forest.
"I found I really resonated with a lot of the bushmen that we came into contact with - I found my place in the bush and I haven't really looked back."
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