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   Woody liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Not Tib Gedson in his 300?I would say the two Opotiki/Wairata chillers would have had the biggest tonnages in the Nth Is put thru them in those days due to all the Waro activity flying out of the...

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 12:41 PM

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   Woody liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Tahr,just like up North the Sth Is chillers would fight it out for kgs thru the door.Mairs (Hokitika plant) running a heaviest stag comp to drag them in.We all know naturally jammy bastards along the...

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 12:38 PM

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   Woody liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   the roughest had to be the old Murupara pub one kept ones back to the wall and no eye ball no one

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 12:36 PM

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   Woody liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   the guy who ran the Tiniroto pub and chiller was a cunning publican - we would leave Gisborne friday night and hunt Te Urewera Nat Park behind Papuni station up the Ruakituri and then sell at...

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 11:48 AM

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   Woody liked post by tararua60 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Hunted a lot with Fraser King from the bar 8 , lot of fun back in those days . All day in the bar 8 then all night in the Rangitaiki pub

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 11:06 AM

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   Woody liked post by Tahr On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   I had 2 Blue Heelers over my time. The first one named Mauve, the 2nd one named Mauve. Yes, loyal little guys and good natured. One would heel my horse while I was getting on - I wondered why my...

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 11:06 AM

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   Woody liked post by Tech On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   John Ransfield was the Bergs buyer in Rotorua and over the years I dropped off a lot of deer to his chiller. The next time I saw John was when he arrived at my place in 2015 to do my safe...

   Liked On: 20-05-2024, 09:01 AM

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   Woody liked post by Danny On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Great reading, my dad and poppa knew all these guys. AF found my old man’s best mate asleep in a Kaingaroa hut at 9am, kicked his ass out the door. A steep one in there Woody.

   Liked On: 19-05-2024, 10:35 PM

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   Woody liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Another yarn re the celebrated Ashley Forest woody.Strictly no hunting in the working forest Mon -Fri, then open to staff and general public on a balloted block system over the weekend.14 blocks but...

   Liked On: 19-05-2024, 09:23 PM

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    Woody liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    yes the old FS took a poor view of its hunters selling deer - despite the fact that many of the shall we say upper management got away with it - we did give the loggers at Willow flat deer and they...

    Liked On: 19-05-2024, 08:15 PM

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    Woody liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    Rusty memory but it's come back to me.The Marty chiller was run by a joker Higgins or Higginson but not the AB Lockwho played for The Bush.Also recall the Poh Base # Apiti 732 but dont ask me what I...

    Liked On: 19-05-2024, 08:14 PM

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    Woody liked post by Tahr On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    The Bergs buyer Cliff Fergus at Mangatainoka was a great bloke. Supplied a lot through him. Cliff used to have sets of spare ears "just in case" they were needed. He would safety pin them on and rub...

    Liked On: 19-05-2024, 08:13 PM

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    Woody liked post by Lauries Hut On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    An old Tokoroa mate of mine who was a very capable hunter, and accomplished poacher, put some through the chillers/system, and some cash. He had a restaurant in Auckland that took meat. He would...

    Liked On: 19-05-2024, 08:09 PM

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    Woody liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    nah it was honesty - one knew if you were ever caught cheating fellow hunters leave the district real quick or you would be a marked man- we did not tolerate that sort of bullshit - neither did we...

    Liked On: 19-05-2024, 08:07 PM

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    Woody liked post by doinit On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    Chillers that I had anything to do with always had a guy on hand except down in one particular area in South Westland. In this area you had guys that were shooters on machines etc and guys ground...

    Liked On: 19-05-2024, 08:07 PM

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