Thread: Public land deer - 53 years ago.

Great thread, i grew up, a touch late for the meat hunting, but Dad was a culler, bridge builder and hut builder for NZFS, so lots intresting yarns when his work mates were about,
I too, carted hay with an old bedford with a 1.5 m extension to the deck, bulls and Marton area, 6 high took us to just over 200, 240 with a double row to tie in the top if paddocks were roungh, had to stand on the side loader and biff up over head, sure was fit, 10 g hay the first summer, with a neighbour son who started contracting,
.75 .80c a bale, depending on distance from base, and cart distance, i got .10 cents, increased to .12c the second summer.
Hated pea straw as it would scratch the hell out of you legs,

Shot my first deer up the Ruahines, with a NZFS .222 sako, age 15