Thread: Hunter shot in Kaimai Range near Te Aroha

Originally Posted by Flyblown

My understanding, @Sideshow is that it was the defendant’s lawyer that said that in a commendable effort not to communicate any blame towards the dead man. We talked about that in town today. However whilst that sentiment is understood and respected, hollow is one way of expressing the frustration that is felt.

After these conversations on the way to Tauranga this morning, I invested in some new hi-viz gear today ahead of my first lengthy foray into public land for a fair while, including a blaze orange backpack cover.

Hope you still got the receipt, that stuff is as bad as the brown mate if seen in low light (under the canopy) and seen behind/thru scrub, you might want to think about swapping it for blue - or do what I and many others now do, all green or camo and not be seen at all, rather than make yourself a target.