A curly one for hunter
A stag shot in Erua Forest is posing a curly, question to ocal hunters — how did it get spikes curled around like ern fronds? Rangataua hunter Ken Grimes shot the stag about two yeeks ago while out getting meat for himself, his wife and heir family of five children, He says no hunter he has alked to can recall seeing anything like it, not offer any
explanation as to how it happens. He said the large stag was fairly old, with two front teeth missing and the two 'tusks' gone. "I would have liked to have shot him in the roar," he said.: The antlers arestill in velvet,but thestag was "just about ready to rub", with signs of the velvet starting to come off. Mr Grimes said he plans to get it mounted as a curiosity.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 572, 7 February 1995, Page 1
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141A curly one for hunter Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, Issue 572, 7 February 1995, Page 1
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