John Muir used to give me absolute shit about being a meat hunter.
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 12:55 PM
Ive seen that pic a few times. Worked for and with Les for a while and spent many a night in a hut with him., Even had a few fly in trips with him in his later years before he passed away. Loved his...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:11 AM
Squirel looks a bit different with the shaving foam on. I think the photo is from "69 though, in '99 he would have been 65
Liked On: 17-10-2021, 08:44 PM
I forgot to point out that those velvets and venisons in that pic are actually on the back of Daves buggy,parked up in the main drag in TeAnau. Here's a better pic of Dave and Gordon and the old...
Liked On: 17-10-2021, 07:09 PM
Ruahines. Mate skinning back the back straps for the carry out. The best price was for the hq and backstops so we would pin bone the hq with the back straps attached, and fold the BS back over and...
Liked On: 17-10-2021, 07:09 PM
My ol mate Dave,bless his soul..on the right with a few deer and velvets,with him Gordon Anderson,brother of Sandy who supposedly dropped a female Moose during meat hunting.The locals in TeAnau all...
Liked On: 17-10-2021, 05:53 PM
Seems like a long time ago now (and it was really), but shootin pigs and deer ( an possums and goats) to supplement the meagre wages was just a natural thing to do. As a a young fella full of...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 01:22 PM
Ok. Another instalment of my privilege to spend time with an old school meat hunter. Ian Mitchell AKA Mitch was a meat hunter in Fiordland, particularly Lake Hauroko and around the Tarries, The...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:51 AM
Thanks for posting these pics mate. Ted was a real gentle fella full of 'good'. I used to be scared sh@tless going up over the hills above tok in that land rover. Looked alot older when I was in it.
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:49 AM
Wonderful pics! He was character all right. That velvet stag Im holding (above) was over the top in the Managahao from the biv up the creek. Carried it right back to Rider's house.
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 05:37 PM
My old meat hunting days gave me a great dislike for Swanndris. Nothing colder or miserable than the wind whipping into a wet Swanndri on the Ruahine tops while trudging back to camp. Brno .222 ...
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 04:53 PM
Ah, the ‘Purple Onion’ back in the 70’s….
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 02:28 PM
And "Carmen's"
Liked On: 15-10-2021, 02:28 PM
Cool as! This was it in June 180208
Liked On: 03-10-2021, 12:42 PM
180170 Was muttering to myself, wondering why I carry a camera around in the bush, seeing nothing to photograph when this ruru swooped over me down the track. Stepped around a tree and there he was,...
Liked On: 01-10-2021, 07:54 AM