Hunters and fishers are honing their skills and seeking out the best spots to find their prey – to be in with a chance to win a share of $80,000 worth of prizes in the Polaris Big Four hunting and fishing competition, run by the Quarry Community Sports Club this month.

'Entries are coming in and people need to hurry up if they don't want to miss out, as only the first 100 teams to register will be accepted,” says one of the event organisers Ken Griffin.

'It's a great event for people of all ages, and a number of teams include children who can fish for a trout.”
The contest runs from Tuesday, June 25 to Saturday, June 29. Once people have registered and attended the briefing, they can go hunting and fishing where ever they chose, so long as they are back by weigh-in time.
The aim for each four-person team is to bag a stag, boar, trout and pheasant, with team prizes based on average weights, and individual prizes for the heaviest animals and fish and the best trout, best antlers and tusks, and best pheasant.
The annual event is growing in popularity, and this year Australian teams are also expected to take part. The Discovery Channel will be filming competitors, and former All Black Richard Loe will MC the prize giving at the Top Shot Pub at Te Puna.
The $80,000 worth of prizes include a Polaris Ranger 500, a free 12 month lease of a new Toyota Hilux, and a 2001 4X4 Mazda Bounty donated by Pacific Toyota as a spot prize for all entrants present at the weigh-in. The weigh-in is popular, with spectators numbering 800 to 1000 people, including competitors, expected to watch the prize giving.