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Hunger for the Wild – Series 1 (2006) [DVDRip (DivX)]Steve Logan and Al Brown share a love for fishing, hunting and the great outdoors. They also run one of New Zealand’s most successful up-market restaurants, Logan Brown in downtown Wellington.Steve and Al trade the comfort of their fine dining restaurant for life on the road as they head for the hills, hook up with some great Kiwi characters and chase down some of New Zealand’s finest and freshest food – bringing us dishes of wild game and seasonal delicacies.The seven-part series takes Al and Steve to some far-flung and spectacular corners of the country, where they hook up with local identities who share their stories, their history, and in many cases their favourite fishing and hunting spots.Whether it be snatch-potting for crayfish on the edge of a 50-foot cliff on the wild West Coast, hunting for rabbits with a 77-year-old High Country rabbiter, or winding their way into the remote reaches of the Wanganui River – Logan and Brown meet many wonderful people who help them gather the ingredients for a meal that could only be produced in one country and celebrates the very best of it.Episode 1 Crayfish – Punakaiki, West CoastLogan & Brown head to Punakaiki on the West Coast to catch up with their old mate Ginge Connors who has a clever way of catching crayfish.Episode 2 Wild Pig – Whanganui RiverLogie hooks up with two legendary Whanganui River pig hunters while Al finds fresh ingredients at the River Traders’ Market.Episode 3 Whitebait – Mohikinui River, West CoastLogan & Brown do river time on the West Coast’s Mighty Mokihinui and discover what the whitebaiting culture is all about.Episode 4 Wild Rabbit – Central OtagoBrownie chases down wild rabbit while Logie gathers some Central Otago treats and digs up and an old gold-mining recipe.Episode 5 Paua – Castlepoint, WairarapaBrownie returns to his old hunting ground at Castlepoint for a feed of paua butties while Logie smokes some freshly caught kahawai.Episode 6 Pheasant – RotoruaLogan & Brown head to Rotorua to test their aim against the flighty pheasant and dig up winter treats fit for a king.Episode 7 Flounder – Kawhia HarbourLogan & Brown visit the rich waters of Kawhia Harbour to find out about flounder, the fascinating flatfish that has been feeding the people of Kawhia for over 700 years.The first series of Hunger for the Wild won the Air New Zealand Screen Awards Best Factual Series in 2007http://www.fisheyefilms.co.nz/hungerforthewild.htmRepresentative StatisticsImage   Width  720 pixels   Height  576 pixelsAudio   Duration  0:22:38   Bit Rate  192kbps   Audio format  MPEG Layer-3Video   frame rate  25 frames/second   Data rate  1662kbps   Video sample size  12 bit   Video compression  DivX   Aspect ratio  16:9