24 August 2014, 23:18
BoghossianNZ deer cullers - book recommendations
Title says it all really - which of the many books written by the old school deer cullers would you recommend?
Thanks in advance
25 August 2014, 01:10
new forestTry these
A culler's story by Peter Dale
The Motu Mob by Clive Sutton
The life and Times of a Part Time Hunter by John Spence
Deer Pigs and a little bit of Bull By Graeme Mackie
25 August 2014, 02:20
highlanderHarker Hunts the Coast, Peter Harker
Mike Bennett the Venison Hunters
Philip Holden, there are about 20 of them
Tony Orman, again take your pick.
And don't forget Barry Crump, The Good keen Man. Classic in its day
Bennett's book is a favorite.
25 August 2014, 13:35
shanksponyYeah. the venison hunters is in a class of its own.
27 August 2014, 12:09
TOP_PREDATORThere are quite a few DVDs on culling and live capture
27 August 2014, 13:46
Carlsen HighwayThe best of the lot for me will always be
"A Pack and a Rifle" by Phillip Holden.
It's one of the few that are well written and also have a beginning, a middle and an ending. If there were one NZ hunting book to recommend I would recommend this one.
"A Good Keen Man" by Barry Crump, (And as a companion piece; "Stag Party" by Ron Helmer, who was a Canadian tourist who signed up for a summer and shot with Barry Crump.)
Both are still in print and you should be able to order them online.
28 August 2014, 11:53
Von GruffThis is an excellent documentary series on the NZ deer wars.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/deer-wars-200721 September 2014, 08:38
Bon-NZDeer Hunter,by Joff Thomson, Shooting for the Skipper,Jack McNair, Wildlife Ranger,Ken Francis.
were three books written by cullers from the thirties,[although Ken Francis was never employed as a culler] ,he was a staffer who spent a lot of time in the blocks.
Beyond the Rivers bend by Max Curtis,and his brother Ross also wrote a couple or three. Mike Bennets is a good book although it deals mainly with venison recovery rather than Govt culling,which was a very different lifestyle altogether.Many lump the two eras together
unfortunately.