Gary Joll

Legends – Gary Joll’s Trophy Dream – Part Three

October 19, 2020

In 1968, five hunters flew by floatplane into Fiordland, touching down on pretty Lake Te Au with the intention of climbing towards the Irene River Valley ...

Legends – Gary Joll’s Trophy Dream – Part Two

by Kevin J. Whitelaw

August 26, 2020

Early April 1959 found Gary sitting in the cockpit of a well-worn Cessna 180, with the legendary pilot Tex Smith, leaving Queenstown’s Airport ...

Legends – Gary Joll’s Trophy Dream – Part One

by Kevin J. Whitelaw

June 28, 2020

The High Country and the fascination of hunting it – particularly the Mackenzie Country – took a keen hold, and the possibility of finding a trophy ...