Thread: Hunting Historical Oddities

Originally Posted by RichieRich

Absolutely RB, that would be awesome
I love the idea that these hunters could have rooms in theirs house walled with trophies that hunters these days would sell and arm and a leg for.
I truly believe that there should be a museum built to hunting, to tell the story of game animals in this country and allow the public to see the trophies they've read about so many times in books and magazines.
There are thousands of museums to paintings, why not trophies?

Here you go mate.

Author of ' My Stalking Memories'

Major Robert A. Wilson, D.S.O, died in his sleep on 27th November, 1964, 88 years old.

A year or two back I was invited to go and view Major R.A Wilson's D.S.O trophy heads at his family home in Bulls. *I apologize for the photography, the light wasn't in my favour and I only had a point and shoot at this stage. *

These are some of his trophys (not including the Sambar stag). *


Major R.A Wilson's D.S.O - First Stag













Number 11 (first on the left) - Otago





"One day he (Arthur Sexton) was riding on my property and his dogs got on to a big stag in the swamp. The stag came out on to the sand flat adjoining so Arthur (though the only weapon he had was a sheath-knife) galloped into the stag, and horse and stag fell in a heap. Before he could use the knife the stag was up and into the swamp again but again the dogs brought him out. Again Arthur galloped into him but this time he jumped onto the Sambur's back and when the stag got up he hamstrung him with his knife and then killed him. This stag was well known and had evaded Arthur several times previously so he was very keen not to loose his chance of getting him"

(Wilson, 1961:134 - My stalking memories)











Inlaid hunting related artwork in some of the furniture.





The fine eighteen pointer Wapiti head , 52 1/2 x 48, obtained by Major R.A Wilson D.S.O in the Glaisnock in 1938.








Raging Bull


P.S I too would be keen for a NZ Hunting museum, similar to what that have over in Europe.