Kevin J. Whitelaw

Hunting Legends Max Curtis – No Ordinary Hunter – Part 4

Max’s brother Arthur was also employed as a government shooter, and in 1954, he was working the Hokitika/Whitcombe Valley country, which Max knew so well.

Max Curtis – No Ordinary Hunter – Part 3

Max Curtis – No Ordinary Hunter – Part 2

Usually, most shooters with the choice hankered for the bright lights of town, but Max and Percy wished to undertake a trophy hunt for themselves.

Hunting Legends – The Halcyon Days oF Roy Large and Athol Hood – Part 3

In the following season of 1954, Roy Large and Frank Delaney had the companionship of Newton McConochie who joined them for a return trip to the Waiatoto.

Hunting Legends – The Halcyon Days oF Roy Large and Athol Hood – Part 2

On Thursday, March 28, 1953, the Blenheim party of Roy Large, Athol Hood and Frank Delaney returned to the Waiatoto for the new season.

Hunting Legends – The Halcyon Days oF Roy Large and Athol Hood – Part 1

If any Otago valley can boast consistency in giving up some of the finest red deer heads stalkers could wish for, it has to be the Young River – while in South Westland, the location with a parallel reputation would be the Waiatoto River.

Hunting Legends – Vern Wilson’s Wild Places – Part 3

For the wapiti bugle of 1980, Vern, accompanied by his friend Peter Townsend, drew the Wild Natives River block, which drains into the top end of Bligh Sound.

Hunting Legends – Vern Wilson’s Wild Places – Part 2

Invariably with the passing of time, a lot of keen hunters turn their sights towards fallow deer, as the lure of a paddle-shaped antlered head appeals to many.