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   doinit liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Just like your Austin buggy getting A-Framed behind the red (Valiant station wagon??), the Braddy was occasionally A-Framed back up to Wainui to get battle damage repaired.The Black n White Traffic...

   Liked On: 23-05-2024, 11:18 PM

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   doinit liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Hey doinit appreciate the happy snap of the home built buggy for packing out carcasses.My post 150/152 re dogging deer on the Orongarongas with good results.We were only copying what the previous...

   Liked On: 23-05-2024, 11:13 PM

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   doinit liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   250672Ace was his name.Tattooed on left ear.But he,d be long gone to the happy hunting ground.If it's brown it's down

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:31 PM

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   doinit liked post by Woody On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Many of us had a dog along and in the 60-70 decade mine was a ue heeler bitch named Kim. She was bred by Garth Coghill (also NZFS staff). Gafth used to pig hunt Kaingaro out lg a tiny old baby austin...

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:28 PM

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   doinit liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   best weight I can remember was a mate sold a stag from Te Kumi right up the east coast 404 lb sold shot out in the paddock in velvet - most whole stags we sold were in the 130 -230 lb mark 230...

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:28 PM

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   doinit liked post by Woody On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   As a NZFS trainee in cni in the '60s I shot off a pushbike initially ,after work and weekends. Venison eatned 12p a pound and pigs 10p but with wages at 3quid a week, less camp and cookhouse fees it...

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:27 PM

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   doinit liked post by bluebaiter222 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   Tahr,just like up North the Sth Is chillers would fight it out for kgs thru the door.Mairs (Hokitika plant) running a heaviest stag comp to drag them in.We all know naturally jammy bastards along the...

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:26 PM

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   doinit liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   yes the pesticide declaration - now I might have the facts slightly wrong as to who was at fault -its a while ago - but I remember the shit hitting the fan when a seller got all clear from landowner...

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:21 PM

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   doinit liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

   mate and I lumped a big old boar and a small stag out of the Waioeka gorge - took a while to get the deer so the pig smelled well off basically when we got to road next day - definetly whiffy -...

   Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:20 PM

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    doinit liked post by mpf On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    Velvet only trip230262

    Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:19 PM

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    doinit liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    yes they did but that did not last that long and we had to sell with heart lungs and liver attached - but for those who are younger and did not go thru those days it did not last long - the days we...

    Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:18 PM

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    doinit liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    as a young shepherd I made $20 a week and had to work sat morning as well - I paid for dog vet bills saddle costs etc - but one good deer sold was twice my earnings -man I hunted hard it was good...

    Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:16 PM

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    doinit liked post by XR500 On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    The open tussock land of Waiouru got an absolute pasting from soldiers that could make more from selling a couple of deer shot during the weekend, than they were making from their salary as a...

    Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:14 PM

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    doinit liked post by Woody On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    Well here's another one. " A couple of risky moves by a tyro". I was based in the big K when I was 18 and still a learner hunter. One of my work mates was from rangipo where is dad was a prison...

    Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:14 PM

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    doinit liked post by Woody On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past

    A stag that nearly turned the tables. As mentioned, my blue heeler Kim was adept at bring deer down to me in creeks. In this instance my mate Ross and me and Kim were hunting up a beautiful...

    Liked On: 21-05-2024, 11:11 PM

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