List of deer cullers and field officers for the West Coast

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DescriptionWest Coast Deer Cullers and Field Officers.
This list, version 24 December 2020, draws on many sources and has received cross checking but is still a work in progress. It only seeks to identify those cullers that shot on the West Coast for one or more summer seasons. i.e. The Internal Affairs Department and the NZ Forest Service cullers up to and including the last full summer season that ground shooters were employed in 1971/72. (Not private meat shooters, recreational hunters or those that shot or did live capture for aerial operators). NB, there were also West Coasters who were cullers that did not shoot a West Coast block for a season. Where the comment Field Officer occurs these guys were in charge of a group of cullers spread over a series of hunting blocks. Most but not all the Field Officers had been government cullers themselves at one stage but some were staff with a hunting background plus other skills such as hut and bridge building. Some of the hunters on this list not shown as Field Officers became Field Officers after leaving the West Coast.

Some Coasters that I've been told should be on this list and are not or are but with a disclaimer were cullers. On investigation they did not shoot a West Coast block but shot for the government elsewhere. They did commercial meat hunting or recreational hunting during their time on the Coast. A few names that fit this category are Percy Singer, Keith Tomlinson, Johnny Sunbeam and Malcolm Barnhill.

Name Comment [Version 24/12/2020]

Adams, Brian
Ahern, Frank Field Officer
Allison, Noel
Amstutz, Walter
Anderson, Bruce
Annett, Peter
Axbey, Bill

Balderstone, Bill (Baldy)
Barnard, Lance (Barney)
Barra, Bert
Baxter, John Beaumont, Paul
Bennett, Mike (Bonehead)
Bennington, George
Bergman, Gary
Berry, Steve
Bills, Don
Bimler, Harry
Black,Zane
Boyd, George
Broughton, Russ
Brown, Brian
Bucknell, Selwyn
Bushby,Jim

Cameron, Charlie [Drowned on the job]
Cave, Joe
Chatterton, Colin
Chisolm, Bill
Clarke, Roger
Cook, Stan
Cookson, Allan
Cooper, Dave
Corboy, Snow
Cordes, Derek F/O Swing bridges & cableways
Courtney, Ross
Cowlin, Don Field Officer
Creighton, Hector (Spotty)
Cropp, Bert (Monkey)
Cumming, Johnny
Curtis, Arthur
Curtis,Max
Curtis, Ross

Dahm, Laurie
Dalzell, Cliff
Davey, Howard (Pluto)
Davis, Jim
Davison,Mick
Davison, Teddy
Deakin, Ces (Taipo)
Duckett, Alan (Red)
Duncan, Alan
Dykes, Fred

Efford, Ray
Emerson, Charlie
Enright, Jock
Elwood, Merv
Erceg, Frank
Erceg, George
Erceg, Vic

Fairbrother, Gary
Fairhall, Maurice (Red)
Farmer, Allan Field Officer
Field, Gerry Field Officer
Fisher, Ron (Jock) Field Officer
Fisher, Kevin (Stiffy)
Flaschburger, Seigi
Fokerd, Stan Field Officer
Forrester, Rex
Forsyth, Ray Field Officer
Fraser, Ron

Galbraith, Dave
Geddes, Athol ?
Gedling, Keith (Bones)
Gibson, Jim
Gibson, Pete
Gibson, Tom
Gilmore, Norm
Glynn, John
Goodger, Gerald
Gordon, Fred
Gormon, Don
Gormon, Reg
Gormon, Rex [note Reg and Rex are different people]

Hallett, Bill
Hallett, Kevin
Harry Hancock
Hart, Dick
Hawkins, Ted
Hay, John
Helem, Linton
Henham, Bryan (Brick)
Henham, John
Hingston, Trevor
Hogland, Ron (The Bear)
Hooper, Les
Hunt, Joe
Hunter, Alan (The Guide and Algie)
Hynes, Roy

Inwood, Steve

James, Pete (Big Pete)
Johnson, Bill
Jones, Trevor
Jordan, Jack
Jordan, Mick

Kaio, John
Keepa, Willie
Kemp, Les
Kershaw, Max Field Officer
Kier, Malcolm
King, Don F/O Swing bridges & cableways
King, Roy
King, Tom
Kohler, Greg

Larsen, ? (Mot)
Lawson, Neil

Leckie, Murray
Leonard, Tom
Lewis, Albie
Lilley, Noel
Liversege, Mark
Logan, Peter ?
Lowe, Doug ?
Lyes, David [Killed on job in in Canterbury]
Lyes, Percy
Lyes, Tom

MacGregor, E
Malone, Con
Mathews, Tom
Maunder, Henry
Mawhinney, Kerry Field Officer
Maxwell, Colin
McClelland, Bruce
McClunie, Dave F/O. Swing bridges and cableways McDowell, Murray
McDowell, Tom
McGrath, Garth
McGrath, Jim
McKenzie, Joe
McLean, Jim
McQueen, Cam
McWhirter, John
Mead, Jack
Mee Chang, Len
Mercer, Barry
Meredith, Evan Field Officer
Mills, Jimmy
Morris, Gus
Murdoch, Ivan

Newington, Len
Newton, Tony Field Officer
Nickl, Wilhelm (Bill)
Noall, Dick

Ollerenshaw, Jim
O'Reilly, Merv Field Officer
Osman, Ray F/O. Huts, swing bridges and cableways
Owen Les

Palmer, Mike (Big Mike)
Parker, Ken
Percival, Alan [Did he shoot a West Coast block?]

Pracy, Les
Provis, Alistair
Purdon, Keith

Radcliffe, James (Jim)
Radomski, Bernie
Radomski, William (Doc)
Reardon, John
Reinhart, Graeme
Richardson, Dave
Roberts, Chris
Robinson, Erl
Robinson, Jim
Rosanowski, Mick
Ross, Alan
Ross, Trevor
Rudolph, Rod
Rye, Ted Field Officer

Seaton, Joe [Field Officer?]
Scott, Colin John (John)
Scott, Stanley Maurice
Shewin, Jim (Jimmy)
Singer, John
Singer, Percy [Coaster but didn't shoot a W.C. block]
Smith, Brian
Smith, Dave
Smith, Ted
Sowman, Don
Spooner, Neville (Stag)
Stack, Dave
Stanley, Les F/O bridges
Stout, Vern
Stratford, Fred
Surgenor, Graeme
Sutherland, Lew
Szafranski, Les

Tarrant, Glen
Tiller, Dave (Ironman)
Tomlinson, Keith [Coaster but didn't shoot a W.C. block]
Toon, Frank
Turner, Ron

Unknown Russian-Ivan (Ivanhoe)
Unknown Russian No 2 ?
Urban, Marti

Valenski, Merv
Vercoe, Dick
Visser, John
Vosper, Eric

Waghorn, Paul
Watson, ? (Snow)
Webber, Barry
White, ? (Snowy)
Wildermoth, Jack (Wacky)
Williams, Bill
Wilson, Ivan
Woodbridge J.
Woolf, Frank

Young, Rod

Date of PhotoBetween 1st January 1930 and 31st May 1972Map^[1]ContributorGlenn Johnston

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Date Created2017-02-07CommentsDave Lyes Great work Glenn. David Lyes was indeed killed on the job in Canterbury but not many realise Mt Cook is in Canterbury. He was killed on Glentanner Station.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 4:44pm

Glenn Johnston Dave Lyes I've wondered but never asked before; were you named in his memory?
Like · Reply · 3 · February 6 at 4:59pm

Dave Lyes Yes. And of course my name is David not Dave that I use nowadays. Of course Percy named his eldest son after him too. That David Lyes is also an incredible hunter at all altitudes and like his father also very skilled with camera.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 5:17pm

Dave Lyes I see Newtons name there. Have you ever tried to keep up with that bugger on a track? Man he can scoot. Lol.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 5:19pm

Glenn Johnston Dave Lyes Yes, I walked with him from the Styx Saddle (Arahura Hut) back to Grassy Flat Hut one day & kept up fine. He seemed surprised as I was then a 17 year old who had just left school. Mind you I had my harrier background since a midget and 5 years tramping under my belt by then. We used to call Tony Mr Boing Boing because of the way he walked but not to his face.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 5:27pm
Dave Lyes
Dave Lyes Hahaha. That's a good yarn. And I'd forgotten your barriers history.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 5:28pm
Tony Ring
Tony Ring Dave Lyes. I seem to
Like · Reply · February 6 at 7:52pm

Tony Ring remember he fell off a cliff.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 7:53pm

Dave Lyes That's correct. On ice but there was no defence marks to show he tried to arrest his slide. Or was able to.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 7:55pm

Heather Newby I remember them culling in the Kopara. Dad went deer hunting but he went alone up Mount Elliot mainly.,, he sometimes went with Jimmy Williams and they would bring back a whole pack of venison.Once he shot a deer and...See More
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Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 5:21pm

Dianne Warrender I see my Uncle Joe Hunt from Maruia is on the list
Like · Reply · 3 · February 6 at 5:27pm

Glenn Johnston Yes Dianne Warrender I've seen mention of him shooting in North Westland in the early days when they still skinned the deer. Can you confirm that he did work for the Internal Affairs Dept or was he doing this on his own account? Joe's Hut in the Robinson River which is no longer there was built by him.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 5:31pm

Dianne Warrender Not sure but Dad [George Hunt ] went deer culling as well They built the log cabin at Maruia Springs where Joe and his wife lived for years and think they went in from there Would have been in the 40's-60's Remember Dad and my brother going up there and bringing venison and drying out deerskins to sell doing it for themselves 50's-60's
Like · Reply · 3 · February 6 at 5:44pm

Christine Pointon Ross Curtis has written a few hunting books
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 5:38pm

Jo-Anne Sunbeam Johnny Sunbeam was a deer culler out of Reefton, 1950's and 1960's. While he was up the Molesworth a lot, he also culled on the West Coast I understood.

Glenn Johnston That name hasn't cropped up before as a possible West Coast government deer culler but my list is bound to have omissions and perhaps the odd error. I'll record it as a possibility and seek confirmation. Ta for the info.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 6:56pm
Jo-Anne Sunbeam
Jo-Anne Sunbeam Just checked the electoral rolls Glenn. He was a Govt Deer Culler in the late 1940's in Wairau and moved to Reefton in about 1958 ...where i also understood he was a Deer Culler and Farmer until he left for Blenheim in the early 1970's. So ignore my pictures etc as they were probably up the Molesworth and Tarndale. Glad to have got it sorted though. Cheers
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 8:11pm

Arthur Bass Passed The late Docs house at Kaniere today.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 6:36pm

Linda Skelton We knew Fred Stratford ( among a few others on this list) when he lived at the Boyle base Lewis pass and kept in touch with him when he retired to just out of Napier. Peter had many trips up there shooting Sika or as Fred said Jap deer.
Like · Reply · 3 · February 6 at 7:00pm

Linda Skelton Fred told of shooting deer down the Grey used for leather in the army during the war.
Like · Reply · 3 · February 6 at 7:03pm
Dyan Hansen
Dyan Hansen I met Jim McLean in 1994 when we were both whitebaiting for the season at the mouth of the Paringa River. An absolute gentleman with some great stories.
Like · Reply · 3 · February 6 at 7:12pm
John Rosanowski
John Rosanowski Mick was our oldest brother. He went on to help develop the deer export industry, opening up the market to Germany through his (and one or two other ex cullers like Evan Meredith's) Westland Frozen Products based in Hokitika. They bought deer from as far north as Karamea, and south to Paringa.Later had a deer farm in Reefton and owned two helicopters, these days operated by his son, Alan.
Like · Reply · 6 · February 6 at 7:13pm
Sheri Wright
Sheri Wright David Stewart

Rhonda Glasson Brick and John Henham were my uncles
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 7:32pm
Jo-Anne Sunbeam
Jo-Anne Sunbeam Anyone know who the man on the right is. Possibly out of Reefton as he was hunting with Johnny Sunbeam. Just named Doc (on the back) Timeline in about late 1940's.... The young lad is my Dad, Jim Sunbeam. Cheers
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Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 7:54pm
Tony Ring
Tony Ring Tough west coasters.....
Like · Reply · February 6 at 7:55pm
Tony Ring
Tony Ring Did Joff Thomson shoot over on the coast ?
Like · Reply · February 6 at 8:00pm
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Tony Ring. No I don't think he did. He shot the eastern side of the SI from Marlborough to Fiordland. One winter he worked on the West Coast as a track cutter in the Taramakau though.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 8:24pm

John Anderson Snow Corboy ,passed away a couple of months ago in Richmond Nelson aged 92 years ,a terrific chap .

Valerie Turland Brian Smith Jack Wildermoth my brother and cousin and few other names bring back memories when they came home and talked about them. They enjoyed that life.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 8:40pm
Alex Graham
Alex Graham I knew Fred Stratford during the late 60s / early 70s when he was a Field Officer, based at Mt White station, with a crew of cullers working in the Poulter valley. Mick Jordan's name is on the list, but not his brother Jack - who also should be there. ...See More
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 8:41pm
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Thanks for that. I'll add Jack's name to my list.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 8:44pm
Alex Graham
Alex Graham I first knew Mick and Jack Jordan when they were NZFS deer cullers, working out of the hut in the corner of a paddock at Aickens (adjacent to Ernie Power's house).

Shona Bichan Julie Cresswell
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 8:46pm
Alex Graham
Alex Graham In the two books that Joff Thompson wrote, he never mentioned shooting on the West Coast. Just Canterbury, Otago and Fiordland.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 8:51pm
Tony Ring
Tony Ring Thanks. I knew he shot the headwaters of the Rakaia. Thought he
Like · Reply · February 6 at 9:02pm
Tony Ring
Tony Ring might have dropped over the divide.
Like · Reply · February 6 at 9:02pm
Brian Kerr
Brian Kerr Spent a few hunting trips with Jim Sherwin at Haast about 45 years ago
Like · Reply · 2 · February 6 at 9:28pm
Peter Millar
Peter Millar What about Murry colilvile
Like · Reply · 1 · February 6 at 9:38pm
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston I didn't come across that name in the info I have and don't recall hearing it during my time in the NZFS. Any more info, such as where on the West Coast, when, shot with etc.
Like · Reply · February 7 at 6:49am
Peter Millar
Peter Millar he came from cobden he was killed at foxglaicer when working for the powerboad after he gave up shooting i think he shoot over around mount cook
Like · Reply · 1 · February 7 at 5:48pm
Cynthia Markland
Cynthia Markland That's correct Peter he shot with Brian little Phil Johnson etc Gordon Roberts was his field officer I'm Murray's sister
Like · Reply · February 7 at 6:52pm
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston OK. So it seems that Murray shot in Canterbury then. I did a bit of hut maintenance & veg survey work for Gordon in Nth Canterbury during the 1976/77 summer. Gordon now lives in Greymouth.
Like · Reply · February 7 at 8:33pm

Dianne Warrender Yes ashame a lot of history goes with the passing of our loved ones Wish i had of recorded all the things my Father talked about the past
Like · Reply · 2 · February 7 at 6:41am
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston A couple of things spurred me to start compiling a list. Recently an NZDA and Permolat member Craig Benbow told me the official records are "lost" and that only the snippets that are in private hands are available. Secondly Merv O'Reilly a former boss of wild animal control in Westland recently passed on & I was given some of his papers. If anyone was to compile a list of the Coast cullers I might as well start as I'd met a fair smattering of them, heard stories about many and even worked post 1972 with a number of them. [I'm passing on most of Merv's papers to Cullers Inc a NZ wide organisation of ex government deer cullers who will ensure the info is preserved and available]
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Linda Skelton Malcolm Barnhill was a culler over the Lewis Pass . Not sure if he worked on the coast. Passed away late 2015
Like · Reply · 3 · February 7 at 8:44am

Glenn Johnston I've heard the Malcolm B. name before somewhere! A Charlie Barnhill was a farmer my father knew who was keen on getting in to the hills in his spare time.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 7 at 11:13am
Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton Was from the Hokitika area originally I think
Like · Reply · February 7 at 1:18pm
Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass Was just talking about the Barnhill Family yesterday. Can't remember the valley they were up.
Like · Reply · February 7 at 1:30pm
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Charlie dairy farmed in the back of Hoki then left for north of Reefton somewhere. Malcolm, who may have been his son, farmed at Cronadun?
Like · Reply · February 7 at 1:42pm
Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton Only knew Malcolm Theckla and family, Cronadun. His favourite place was the Hokitika Gorge.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 7 at 2:02pm
Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe Andrea Barnhill it is a Malcolm Barnhill, as mentioned by Linda Skelton above
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Andrea Barnhill
Andrea Barnhill Thanks for that Helen Ruscoe - it is David's dad.
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Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe Andrea Barnhill cool - really interesting eh?

James Codyre Brick Henham's correct name is Brian.
Like · Reply · 2 · February 7 at 11:00am
Rhonda Glasson
Rhonda Glasson Yup he's my uncle
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Evelyn Hampton Ken Parker from Seddon was a deer culler for many years on the coast before he moved back to Australia & settled in Baradine, NSW, he died suddenly late last year and had his ashes scattered back in Seddon... had happy memories of his time on the coast..
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Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Just a quick question is the story right if you got any more than 600 tails the department wouldn't pay you anymore than the 600, because i read on fb that one chap shot 100 in a day, so what happened when you to 600 .was it possum tokens or dear skins
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Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston IMO there is no basis for that Terry. Where numbers were high generally the rate per tail was set lower. I've heard stories of prices being adjusted downward when more kills than expected were being made but am unsure if they are true. I haven't heard about any maximum tally that would be paid up to. [ It is deer that were being referred to] There were three methods of payment in Westland in the 1950's.
Like · Reply · February 7 at 2:19pm
Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Oh well that stuffed that theory then .

Glenn Johnston Payment methods were; Flat Rate where you got paid the same no matter how many deer tail tokens you got, Wages Plus Bonus where a bonus per token was paid on all tokens plus your base wage and Piecework (Incentive) where you got payed a price per tail...See More
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Dave Lyes
Dave Lyes Glenn Johnston hehehe, surely not? "creaming", i am sure they were all honourable gentlemen. lol.
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Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Dave Lyes Surprise surprise I guess it's only human nature! If you were only getting paid for recovered tails (a limited number of unrecovered "OK's" were accepted) you would be unlikely to spend time hunting the tiger country where terrain made it l...See More
Like · Reply · 1 · February 7 at 3:47pm
Dave Lyes
Dave Lyes Hahaha. Classic yarn mate. A beauty.
Like · Reply · 1 · February 7 at 3:49pm
Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Love the story glen . Ps have you any more
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Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Oh just one more question .i just wondered about stiffy
Like · Reply · February 7 at 4:08pm
Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Sorry about the remark about stiffy, but was there any money being a deer culler
Like · Reply · Yesterday at 1:17pm
Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Terry Corkran it was quite good money on bonus or incentive for the better hunters getting high tallies. Of course it was very hard, dangerous and lonely work that only suited a special breed. Inflation adjusted earnings for the top, not average, hunt...See More
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Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Thanks for your reply, those figures sound about right
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Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass Buck Anderson from Reefton, Brian Smith also from Reefton. Ron Scott told tales of chasing thar around Mt Cook. Buck and Ron are still going.
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Terry Corkran
Terry Corkran Didnt know buck Anderson was. is Brian smith paula dad.
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Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass Was. RIP now.
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Craig Hewison
Craig Hewison You mit know a few dad Patsy Hewison
Like · Reply · February 7 at 3:07pm
Jennifer Roberts
Jennifer Roberts My uncle Snow Corboy is on the list, unfortunately he died at the end of last year.
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Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe Barry Webber lives in Tauranga now.
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Miles Reay
Miles Reay Neville Spooner was a cousin of mine.
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Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Miles Reay a book has been written about him by Chris MacLean. It is based on his diary and sketches. He was quite an artist and made comic type books about his adventures. Some of his sketches reveal important details that were never captured by came...See More
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Miles Reay
Miles Reay Thanks Glenn. I have the book. Neville sent Mum some of his postcards, which I still have. As fate would have it, I now live in Carterton where my grandmother Alice Spooner lived. Another cousin lives about 50 metres from me!

Graeme Barrow Brian Clemens culled der while also being a reporter o the press. Unsure who employ red him in the curling job .
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Graeme Barrow
Graeme Barrow Sorry about the errors. It is the Press Ashburton z
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Graeme Barrow
Graeme Barrow sOrry I,m getting worse. Brian worked in Ashburton and Christchurch for thr
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Graeme Barrow
Graeme Barrow e Press. I met him about 1957.
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James Codyre
James Codyre There is a James(Jim) Radcliffe omitted from that list.He was drowned crossing the Burke River where it met the Haast while employed in the Landsborough.Many years ago.
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 9:17am
Evelyn Hampton
Evelyn Hampton Also Jim Bushby from Rotomanu, , killed in a helicopter accident some 45 odd yrs ago - well known deer culler at the time ...
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Glenn Johnston
Glenn Johnston Ta for these latest two names. I'm interested in any names that may be omitted from the list. They need to have shot for the Government on the West Coast 1972 or earlier. I'm not after the names of private shooters or those employed post 1972.
Like · Reply · Yesterday at 12:11pm
Noel Bennett
Noel Bennett One of my uncles Neil Lawson was a culler 4 year's come from kumara
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Linda Skelton
Linda Skelton A lot of the chaps in the Maruia shot for skins and you could send the tails away to Dunedin for a small sum, usually our pocket money. I think there was also a payment for the ears of deer, was certainly money for rabbit ears but can't remember who paid out. They were not Govt cullers though.
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Jenny Caldwell
Jenny Caldwell 2' 6" )25cents) for each token.
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James Codyre
James Codyre A pair of deer ears got you 3 x303 rounds from the NZFS

Nana Pop Detlaff Some of these names are familiar as we did commercial taxidermy (Westland Taxidermy) in the late 60s and 70s in Ross and mounted heads or tanned skins for quite a few of them. We loved hearing about their adventures- many hair-raising! It was sad to lose some of our young clients in chopper crashes etc. There will never be a repeat of this lifestyle- all the regulations etc. They were certainly adrenelin-raising days and it's been great to be a small part of this amazing era of coast history!
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Don Hutton
Don Hutton OSH has a lot to answer for!
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Nana Pop Detlaff
Nana Pop Detlaff Men could be men and push the boundaries! They were all super fit! They have to go to the gym now, and great stories aren't made there!
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Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe was there a Barnhill. name on here? I'm sure I saw it on here somewhere. He was a culler

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