Thread: Shot placement on deer with ballistic tips??

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Tahr was talking about the Americanisation of NZ and specifically hunting - in other words we call them Wapiti, which is proper, but in America they are called Elk and to call them that in New Zealand is to invite misunderstandings and associations that don't apply. Words are important. It's like bloody commentators on TV saying debut as "deboo" instead of "debuew." Please don't do this. It's totally unkiwi. It's even unenglish. It's practically French. I reckon all this all started up with Xena the Warrior Princess. Every actor in NZ had to learn to do an American accent hoping they could get on the show and too much of it stuck. Now the word "wapiti' is a North American Indian word (meaning "white deer") and yes of course, they are actually elk. We all know this. But in New Zealand we call them wapiti. That's how we are. And we wear shorts a lot, often with bare feet, and knock the caps of beer bottles with spatulas. That's what we do.

As for Nathan Foster, he has probably cribbed so much from other peoples articles on the internet, manufacturer's advertising, and internet forums, that he probably talks with an American accent. He certainly wields a lot of other people's opinions.

Sweet as and thanks for the explanation. Turns out I ain't () dumb, just not easily offended by the word 'elk'

PS I call em waps too and have never bought into any of Nathans woffle.