WAPITI HUNTING
IN TE ANAU DISTRICT Press Association. GORE, Thursday. Two parties of wapiti hunters reached Gore to-day homeward bound, lhe first party comprised Messrs. Thomas (Auckland), Holmes (Frankton Junction), Ormaston (Papatootoe), and Cole (Nelson). They had a most successful trip. Entering their block at Te Anau they hunted toward Lake Sutherland! Mr. Holmes secured a 10-pointer and 13-pointer wapiti, and Mr. Thomas a 12-pointer. Mf-. Holmes stated to-day that wapiti were sighted on the evening of the second day. Then mists intervened. More wapiti was seen four days later. Mr. Thomas also found a dead 14-pointer. This head was brought in with the others. Another party, working No. 2 block, was not so successful. They saw very fpw traces of wapiti.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 328, 13 April 1928, Page 16
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122WAPITI HUNTING Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 328, 13 April 1928, Page 16
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