Thread: DOC land - The real Hunters bragging rights?

Originally Posted by Tahr

@XR500 I worked at Tisdalls after school and during the holidays for 2 years. Jim took me under his wing. Took me hunting in the Ruahines (Pari and Rangi). Took me to the tramping club and on club trips. Huge influence

@Thar, yes. Jim was the President of the Manawatu Tramping and Skiing club when I met him. Our family joined the club when we met him and stayed part of it for a couple of decades. He ran great bushcraft courses every year. Was always a mine of information. And was pretty fit for his age. Mind you I think he had always been a racing sardine Bought my first rifle from him when I turned 16.

Originally Posted by XR500

@Thar, yes. Jim was the President of the Manawatu Tramping and Skiing club when I met him. Our family joined the club when we met him and stayed part of it for a couple of decades. He ran great bushcraft courses every year. Was always a mine of information. And was pretty fit for his age. Mind you I think he had always been a racing sardine Bought my first rifle from him when I turned 16.

@XR500 I recall Jim suffered from quite bad asthma. I wonder what happened to his BSA Hunter 7mm. The first gun I fired at a deer (missed). I still have an illustration he drew for me of how to get back steaks out.
When Jim took me to the Pari he said "I want you to forget where Ive taken you". He needn't have worried 'cos I didn't have a clue where we were or how we got there. About 10 years later I was living at Mangaweka and meat hunting in the Ruahines and went up the Pari and recognised it as where Jim had taken me. So it became a bit of a special place where I hunted quite a bit.