Claiming trophies of all New Zealand’s game animals is known as the ‘Grand Slam’ and is the reserve of few hunters. For Vern Wilson, his quest for this honour closed in 1990 when he shot his final animal, a sambar stag.
No doubt the stalking success the Kitto team enjoyed in the country bordering the Matukituki Valley attracted them back season after season, and in 1922, Archie was again triumphant in his determination to acquire a trophy.
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