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: 20-05-2024, 06:00 PM
Woody There's something special about heelers. You have to have one to know, their loyalty and commitment is remarkable.
Liked On: 20-05-2024, 10:48 AM
This old faded pic is of Kim with the two blue boars mentioned above. Was lucky to get this because my camera took a dunking a couple of weeks later and this wad one of the few negatives that...
Liked On: 20-05-2024, 10:48 AM
they were gentleman - got to know Ian Kirkpatrick alittle - asked him who was the scariest bugger he had encountered on the field ( one does tend to ask people like that dumb questions ) he said...
Liked On: 20-05-2024, 10:47 AM
Well it's safe to say that there was a lot of talk, but generally of a quiet reserved nature, they were with the exception of about 3-4 guys "hunters". On the bullet catchers (at 571M) we had a...
Liked On: 20-05-2024, 09:14 AM
Not a small one. 4.75kg. Easily by far the biggest possum I’ve ever shot. 250611
Liked On: 19-05-2024, 10:00 PM
AF,s rh man for dpf Kaingaroa was Gordon Eastbury in the 60's and I dont know what teally happrnbed but he got himself drowned ijn the whirinaki. A search locsted his body but I was never able figure...
Liked On: 19-05-2024, 09:54 PM
No luck in the thick of the roar but managed to bag this fella just before Anzac Day. Roared him in from about 400m out. Was holding a fair few hinds and spikers. Left a nice young 8 to replace him....
Liked On: 19-05-2024, 09:19 PM
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: 19-05-2024, 08:58 PM
Probably much the same as NZ, sometimes easy sometimes hard and depending on the state plenty of public land in places. This was on some private next door to where I grew up. It’s on the market...
Liked On: 19-05-2024, 02:28 PM
Well he’s slotted in nicely here, good with the kids and a decent companion. Got our first deer together today. Picked this scrapper out of a mob. 250550
Liked On: 19-05-2024, 12:36 PM
I've got a titan too. very happy with it. I keep in a shed I don't think most will last if they're parked up outside all the time.
Liked On: 19-05-2024, 10:53 AM
thats a new twist on the old "timber hitch"...shear brilliance. I think you should organise to head down and demo it for the ol boys...might be just the ticket...or complete failure in that area....
Liked On: 18-05-2024, 03:41 PM
Love it!
Liked On: 18-05-2024, 02:19 PM
Ha! You can’t beat that Wairarapa muddy for stickiness 😆😆
Liked On: 18-05-2024, 10:17 AM