Old NZ Hunting photos

[WhelanLad]

a thread of some photos that may interest some of you guys.
there is 3 books "nz hunting legends" or something like that available through Rod and rifle magazine NZ, google it up. well worth the $30.

heres a cheeky sneak of some as per the old hunting pics thread i mentioned scanning a few.....

early 1900 to late 1960 stuff here.

some are my idols.
Enjoy

 

[WhelanLad]

continuing on

 

[MiG25]

Right on, my understanding is that as of 2024 the NZ Moose is a Cryptid.

 

[Runningfool]

Nice pics. That Jim Muir could pass for your twin brother

 

[woodchopper]

interesting to see photos of moose.

I know they tried to introduce moose to NZ and they seemed to do ok but just didn't make it

the elk seemed to do better

 

[jlovie]

Cool! I have some beauties from the 30's that were left in my cottage when I bought it, which are still on display.

 

[Northern Shooter]

This must be prior to the Tahr and Chamois introductions.

 

[MiG25]

My understanding is that the Chamois were a gift of the Austrain Emperor, so predate WW1.

 

[AlbertaJohn]

Cool pics

 

[WhelanLad]

Na

This must be prior to the Tahr and Chamois introductions.

Nah there was a few Tahr around but fairly isolated near Mt Cook an surrounds.
there was Chamois also - both introduced very early 1900s

Deer numbers got real hectic in 1930s an by 1960s quite alot were killed / exported and or culled. helicopters come etc

 

[southernman]

They never got control of the deer numbers, until the helicopter err, and refrigerated reefer trucks and wild game exports to Germany, from about mid 60’s threw to late 80’s, by the time I started hunting early 80’s. deer numbers were very low, except in heavy bush, live capture and the beginning of the farming deer,
Its all swung back to the way it was, after 30-40 year’s of heavy WARO, (wild animal recovery operations) there is no money in it, due to regulations and poison (1080). Making exports unprofitable.
More deer than ever, nothing to see 50 deer in an evening, in places. Head quality diminishing in sum areas.
lots great hunting opportunity, in NZ now,
My Dad was a culler and hut builder, got sum good stories, from the 50,60’S. a different way of life, hard tough men back then.