Thread: Thank you Andrew ,aka paremata

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

Look what turned up in the post today! Thank you Andrew, aka @paremata

There was a post on here about the old days of deer culling in NZ etc, back in the 40s etc. Talking about hunting icons like Rex Forrester etc. I mentioned that his book was the first hunting book I bought. I devoured it for years. The book cost me $5, I was on $48 a week as a butchery apprentice. Well, mum hit the roof because I'd spent so much on that book ha ha.

Anyway I mentioned all of this story on the forum. Also that I'd loaned it out and never got it back. Andrew messaged me and asked me to send him my address and I could have his copy. I offered to pay for the postage but he refused. How nice is that? There are some bloody good bastards out there! Thank you so much!!!!

Attachment 181660

No worries, you saved me from stuffing up my venison patties . I scored a couple of kgs of pork back fat so I'll be putting it through the mincer with the venison this weekend.

I loaned out a book called Fishing for the pot around Kapiti island to a mate and he lost it. A few years later when my son was out fishing with me he caught a salmon which is a rare catch here and an old bloke at his mums cafe heard about it and was asked him a few questions about the salmon where he caught it etc. The next day he bought in a copy of that book for my son and I , turned out he was Roger Cotterall the author of the book and it was one of his last copies . He was an interesting guy, his obituary is hilarious https://www.pressreader.com/new-zeal...82286728356291