Thread: Wapiti hunters. Who was better?

Originally Posted by Lucky

Mick Rosanowski would of been a hard man if he's anything like his son Alan.

I designed and made 2-shot net guns for Mick and Alan in the late '70's early 80's and did a wee bit of flying in a 500 with Alan and Spence Putwain doing 'field testing'. All great guys! Possibly 'hard men' by today's standard but perfectly normal to us older shooters. Jack Lutterell was a thorough gentleman who didn't talk much about his early hunting years until you asked him. We both did a lot of trading as fellow cartridge collectors.

Ive done 8 ballots in there , great place. i recon 10 days is too short though.

Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER

Ive done 8 ballots in there , great place. i recon 10 days is too short though.

Back in the 30's a 'short' hunt was 6 weeks

Do `t have much time last time to read the whole thing, because I have to drive to Qtwn for a dinner scheduled. I like the old ways, even I am not an old man. I believe these old rifles with open/ iron sight can make an accurate shot out of 500 yards. Some shooters in past they did have the talent, some in present day they just do `t know how they are capable of yet. I like sniper movies too, "Enemy at the gates" is my favorite.

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

Do `t have much time last time to read the whole thing, because I have to drive to Qtwn for a dinner scheduled. I like the old ways, even I am not an old man. I believe these old rifles with open/ iron sight can make an accurate shot out of 500 yards. Some shooters in past they did have the talent, some in present day they just do `t know how they are capable of yet. I like sniper movies too, "Enemy at the gates" is my favorite.

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This is the name I put up in post 7 but obviously most have not heard of him. Possible the first legally shot Wap (under licence) in NZ was his. Also was a 280 Ross user as a couple of them were. Vivian Donlad, well worth a Google.

Originally Posted by zimmer

This is the name I put up in post 7 but obviously most have not heard of him. Possible the first legally shot Wap (under licence) in NZ was his. Also was a 280 Ross user as a couple of them were. Vivian Donlad, well worth a Google.

I tried to read the whole book at the cafe shop, but clock was ticking so I took the picture for read it later. I like history, stories, tales and even rumors.

I d love to shoot a moose there with a 318 accelerated express… ;-)

Originally Posted by Friwi

I d love to shoot a moose there with a 318 accelerated express… ;-)

Exactly as Eddie Herrick did with two of the official NZ moose. I have one of the loose rounds out of his final Kynoch packet. Copper capped projectile, olde world look.

Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER

Ive done 8 ballots in there , great place. i recon 10 days is too short though.

Back in the 20's and 30's a 'short' hunt for most big game hunters was a month. Not talking just NZ though. A long hunt 6 weeks to 2 months

Originally Posted by XR500

Back in the 20's and 30's a 'short' hunt for most big game hunters was a month. Not talking just NZ though. A long hunt 6 weeks to 2 months

yip, Wives were a lot more tolerant back then

Look at the time it took to do a safari in Africa or India in those times. Just crossing the ocean must have been an adventure in itself ( titanic sunk in 1912).

Originally Posted by Friwi

Look at the time it took to do a safari in Africa or India in those times. Just crossing the ocean must have been an adventure in itself ( titanic sunk in 1912).

As well those who tried hard to see her at that deep in their own eyes. Implosion....what a terrible death

no - wives were a chattel and did as they were told. The good guys took the missus with them - plenty of books on safari hunting where the wife is present , along with 5 wagons and 100 porters...

Posted before.
Mick Halberg (father of Tony, uncle of Murray) 1926 on R of pic. He'd shot both. He was well over 6 foot tall for scale.

wives were a chattel and did as they were told!!!!!!!!!
reminds me of one of my favourite funnies
Man told God he was lonely..so God told man he would create good faithful loving and obedient wives for him in all the corners of the world..and man went away happy
God then made the world round and he laughed and laughed and laughed