A Bushman's Book of Yarns
$35.75
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
Back to the bush with the bestselling author of Sam The Trap Man
Sam Gibson’s best-selling debut, Sam The Trap Man, introduced us to a natural-born storyteller with a deep enthusiasm for the ngahere. Now, Sam takes us back to the bush with another round of cracking yarns and hard-case characters, as well as a guide to edible native plants and trees - perfect for inspiring the next generation of bushmen.
Whether it’s tackling naked kiwi with lacrosse sticks, s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991142344 |
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| ISBN-10: | 199114234X |
| Author: | Sam Gibson |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | A&U New Zealand |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 807g |
| Dimensions: | 170mm x 240mm |
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Sam Gibson
Sam Gibson is a dad, bushman, hunter, trapper, forager, and conservationist. He runs the Instagram page “Sam the Trap Man” (_the_trap_man), which has 33.8k followers. He has spent his life in the bush hunting, trapping, and fishing, and has worked for DOC as well as private conservation companies.
In 2019, he established the Eastern Whio Link conservation project, restoring whio (native blue duck) to the rivers of the Waioeka on the East Coast, where he was born and raised. In 2025, he won a seat on the Gisborne District Council. Sam lives with his partner Roimata and their two young children in Gisborne.
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