Thread: First deer

1969/70 .I had joined the local NZDA at Invercargill when I was 16/17yrs and went on a organized hunt meat hunt
to get some meat for the annual STAG do . Back in those days it was a male only thing lol . Well anyway there had
been a couple of hunts before hand with no success , it was hard going in those years because of the meat hunting and
helicopters in full swing . About 8 or 9 of us headed up to Knobs flat and stayed in the NZDA hut . An experienced member took me under his wing and
the next morning I shouldered my 8x57 wooded with brand new Tasco 4x32 on it and we crossed the Eglinton river and started sidling around the hill in the bush , old mate in eyesight just above me . After about
40 min I started following a bit of sign , eyes firmly fixed on the ground and then all hell broke loose , I had nearly walked up the ass of a monstrous DEER !!! the last
thing I had expected to see haha . With luck on my side the deer took off on the game trail in a straight line and I banged him in the back of the head .
Well what a day and now the hard part started . My goal was to shoot a deer but little did I know that was the easy part . I was determined it was coming
out whole and after 8 hrs of dragging , pulling , and carrying the stag every way I could we finally got back to the hut victors . It was the only deer shot
for about 150 guys at the annual NZDA STAG do but the cooks done the work for some sort of casserole and there was enough for all .