Thread: nearly old members

Only just caught up with this thread after being away hunting for a while & being up at sparrows fart for a call from America .

All the best for a full and speedy recovery @BruceY ,do not hesitate to reach out if you need a hand or just a talk etc ,if l can help in any way l will.

I have just finished a total of 45 days Hunting on trip across Gods Country for multiple game species, in the last couple of months.I decided since l was unable to travel to the US to see Capt Ron before he passed, as he wished,the best way l could honor him was to hunt in the particular areas of New Zealand we had hunted together & that he had loved .

I took along some treasured personal items he had given me, that he carried on challenging/infamous missions with the SEALs & his beloved UDT & took pictures with the game & scenery with it in the frame/background. I have sent the items & photos on to the family & they will be buried in his plot at the Military ceremony to be held shortly.

So don't worry any of you buggers who are temporarily way laid ,those of us growing old disgracefully are holding up the colors until you are back on deck shortly .

A few pics to show a bit of the game & country covered , having guided for a while l have all the "trophies"l desire (always room for a couple of more Black Buff shot up close & personal though) so get more satisfaction out of challenging hunts now or putting someone else on the wall hangers .

The first pic is a old mongrel Red l have hunted for years now,glassed him a couple of times, but only ever had him in the sights once & decided since he was such a clever bugger l would let him spread his genes a bit longer & was the challenge l decided to start the hunts on & the head is dedicated to Capt Ron.

Like me he was well past his prime & more mongrel than Stud now

-Capt Rons Stag -



Smoking a Tahr with the Old Faithful 300 Wby Mag, in some spekky high country-



Tahr on the tops -



Reds in Gods Country -





Capt Ron's favorite camping spot,me & the wife cracked a $300 bottle of Scotch, l was given 7 yrs ago up here to toast Capt Ron -





Mixed bag off the low country -









Had a great time taking time out in the hills hunting to gather my thoughts & just get away from shit & the wife................ came on 14 days of hunting & we had a ball, with her taking some nice shots on challenging hunts .

Hunted from drought to biblical floods,l filled the cool box again for Salami/Sausage making for the summer, after having given all our game meat away to families affected by the floods. Being up in the Hills definitely helped me get through a hard time as Capt Ron was not only a close friend but a great mentor for me,who was in the Top 3 influential people on my life,hope he enjoys flipping through the pics on his last great Frogman Dive, in the bottomless Blue Hole .


"Fair Winds and Following Seas" - Capt Ron you Glorious Bastard