Thread: Hunter missing in Otago...

Sad news. Condolences to his family and mates.
A bit of a wake up to. If an experienced vet can end up in an awful circumstance like this, there but for the grace of god go I.

Originally Posted by charliehorse

@CATLINS HUNTER do you volunteer and happen to do training around the country for them by any chance?

Just a volly mate.

All good, thought you might have been PK

Without any graphic details, what actually happened - drowning, fall ?

Originally Posted by Sako851

Sad result

yes and no
he has been found and family can have closure..... I can think of many many places worse to shuffle off to the big hunting ground in the sky than up on the hill.
sleep well old chap,and leave a few easy deer and low flying birds for the rest of us when we join you.

Seem he fell
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131...-in-dense-bush

That’s right Micky Duck, good for family to have closure

Sad to hear. At least he went doing what he loved

Very sad, he was a member of the local Alexandra deerstalkers I believe, He seemed like a really nice chap, I only met him a couple of times at meetings, can say I knew him but this will also hit the community hard, wasn't that old at all either.

This is really sad.

Just got back from a high country hunting trip to see this, very sad indeed. RIP fella

He was a former sniper in Aus Army wasn't he? I witnessed what that takes to get through that and he would have been the last guy standing out of many who failed. RIP young fella

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

He was a former sniper in Aus Army wasn't he? I witnessed what that takes to get through that and he would have been the last guy standing out of many who failed. RIP young fella

Yes, he was a sniper in 2RAR. More than that he was just an awesome person and highly thought of by all who served with him

At ease soldier. Its always sad when someone shuffles off in the prime of their life I only hope in this case the family and those who knew Murray can take some comfort from that old cliche "he passed doing what he loved"
I reckon my old man will cark it on the hill one day (and he very nearly did recently..) but im 100% at peace with that possibility. Nothing is a given in this life and im probably the worst person in the entire world to be handing out advice of the sort but get out there and live it!