Thread: Public land deer - 53 years ago.

Originally Posted by tac a1

My dad used to do a lot of meat hunting in the Urewera's. Next time I go over to his place I will see if I can get some of his photos and post them on here. He has some neat ones of a pack horse team loaded to the hilt with deer carcasses going to the meat buyers.

I remember one of his stories about shooting a huge stag, which they had to drag out with a horse to a bank to load it, which when sold was more than a week's wages for him!! (I think it was over 250lb, but cant quite remember the weight)

I carried a 200 pounder once, knew it was too heavy as I could feel my sinews creaking - but it was only half a mile to the car and moderately flat. That was the Akatarawa's.

I did carry 147 hind carcases that weighed 130/140 lb between 1975 and 1979 as I'd bought some land with my mum's money and had to pey her back. Most of those animals were from the same spot and were a three hour 'carry' - was getting a dollar a pound back then - good money.
Possums were better though, and easier - so I trapped and poisoned when it was dry and hunted deer when the weather was dodgy .......... seems such a long time ago, almost like I flogged someone elses memory.

Photos are good, and I got none as a camera was unnecessary weight .................