Thread: Sambar Deer Wanganui.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yeah but Friwi some of those are actually damn good - I rate emu highly like tender young red venison - crocodile nah dont rate that - camel only had it minced in a pie but yeah okay - kangaroo had it again in a pie okay just a red meat - the rest dont know- young camel should be okay - pass on the wombat they are just so neat could not eat one -

Exactly how were you rating these emus Barry?
Because Fred Dagg had a song about a Emu named Barry and someone marrying Barry.
You weren't involved by any chance?

Ha bloody ha no we shot about 15 when I was with DOC got away from a local farmer and were roaming around - could not get them back so we shot them - did not waste them - yes damn good - also tried it in Aussie farmed stuff again really good - Fred Dag one- new to me have to google it and see what it is

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Exactly how were you rating these emus Barry?
Because Fred Dagg had a song about a Emu named Barry and someone marrying Barry.
You weren't involved by any chance?

I did find the words to it - somewhat disturbing see Fred in new light

I know of 100% reliable sightings up the Parapara's....

Up the east coast

thats interesting east coast I knew there were Rusa back of Ngatapa supposedly got out of Tangihaus old game park- sika at Ruatoria - fallow well every where but sambar

Not so much about their spread, but when I visited mate's farm in Marton district last year, it blew my mind where sambar can live and hide. Great big animals appearing out of tiny bits of cover. It reminded me almost of hunting rabbits on a fairly intensive sheep farm down here - along shelter belts and scrubby gullys, grazing on paddocks in little hollows just out from cover. And they were often willing to hide and let you walk past rather than just bolt.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

thats interesting east coast I knew there were Rusa back of Ngatapa supposedly got out of Tangihaus old game park- sika at Ruatoria - fallow well every where but sambar

I hunt a place in the Wairarapa where there is the odd feral Rusa. Have seen them.

Originally Posted by Tahr

When I was managing a farm at Mangaweka 53 years ago you could sometimes see them in the reserve above the town from the garage.

Mate shot a very big trophy in there some time ago


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Originally Posted by buzzmann

Mate shot a very big trophy in there some time ago


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When I was there I was riding around on one of the first western saddles your Dad made.

Originally Posted by buzzmann

Mate shot a very big trophy in there some time ago


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There was a taxidermist lived there apparently he got a good one in that reserve we tried to get a permit but DOC had it closed

Originally Posted by buzzmann

Mate shot a very big trophy in there some time ago


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When I was there I was riding around on one of the first western saddles your Dad made.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

There was a taxidermist lived there apparently he got a good one in that reserve we tried to get a permit but DOC had it closed

Yes. He’s up at Taihape now. It was him that first pointed them out to me. I’m a bit hazy but I think he bought the old wooden garage as a workshop.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

There was a taxidermist lived there apparently he got a good one in that reserve we tried to get a permit but DOC had it closed

Yip that’s the one


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he came to a hunter training workshop we had at the old Kawhatau school as a guest speaker bought a few heads damn nice work