DEER STALKING IN SOUTH WESTLAND

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1929, Page 2

DEER STALKING IN SOUTH WESTLAND

Mr Y. R. Balfour-Browne, a visitor from Great Britain, wlio was one of the successful stalkers in South Westland, writes to the Westland Acclimatisation Society as follows:

I enjoyed my five weeks in Westland very much, and am most grateful to the Soccity for allotting me the Clarke Block. As I am the tenant of Glenkinglas,.'in Scotland (which until formed part of the Black Mount forest) I was especially interested to see the Westland deer and the country in which thev dwell. One thing, T confess, surprised me. and that was that there were so many stags with really had heads, among those with fair and those will) good heads. It seems to me a very clear

proof that antlers are a question of heredity only, and that good heads are •‘born not made” —even by the best possible conditions —such as you have in the Westland Forest. I give you a note of the eight heads ohta i tied : (1) Royal 4o',in. long. 37in. spread. A very nice head. (2) 13-pointer 42in. long. 38in. spread. A very nice head also, but I not quite first class—as No. 1 is. - > (3)— 14-pointer 38in. long, both horns , broken on a rock—Gin. beam, a strong head. A very old stag. ; Four other Royals and one 11-pointer i from 37in. to 40in. long. Moderate . heads. , | should like to add that T consider myself very fortunate to have had with me Con. ITodgkinson. who I un- • dcrstnnd is the Society’s Ranger. I - was impressed by bis knowledge of dear | and by his d<>s—i- ' ' o-s for the ■ improvement of the head.

‘ ijptw. err' It may also no of interest to the Society to know that we spent two days (with flying camp) in the Pariuga Vnlley hut failed to find a shoo table stag, and that we traversed the Clarke Ridge from end to end.—l was told that this had always been considered impossible owing to big break a ways. AVe found it, however, comparatively easy, and travelled from Mark’s Flat to the has© camp (near the mouth of Zeillan’s Creek) in some eight hours. "With renewed thanks to and best wishes for the success of the Westland Society.

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