Go to New Zealand! (I meant to post this 2 yrs ago...)

[Guest001]

We need to close this thread, makes me want to go back to the MacKenzie Country to go shooting, or is it I just hate Christmas traffic......

Better shooting in Fiordland Too many sheep in Mckenzie Country with Aussie guys trying to catch them ROFL

Heres where we went shooting and worked (Sometimes) for 5 years. Arthur Valley Milford Track

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Working again Lunchtime in the Roar



Quintin Hut from Ridge of Mt Elliott About 5500ft Looking towards Sutherland Falls



Milford Hotel and Bowen Falls from Mt Wick.

White dot in bottom foreground is a Cessna 180 at about 500ft over Lake Ada

Mt Tutoko and Mt Madeline on the right in the background We are at about 5000ft above Boatshed

Please excuse slide quality they were taken in the mid 60's and are a bit dirty.

[swalee]

Yes that's true.That's a fair way off the beaten track, Ada,I have only been to Monowai, I'd get lost in the bush otherwise. Those photos must have been a while back, as people are using Helicopters more often now.
Did you work for the Pest Destruction Board or Conservation?.
Oh Rabbits, Quail and Goats, I shoot what I eat, is my policy, I'm not a fan of venison.

[Guest001]

Yes that's true.That's a fair way off the beaten track, Ada,I have only been to Monowai, I'd get lost in the bush otherwise. Those photos must have been a while back, as people are using Helicopters more often now.
Did you work for the Pest Destruction Board or Conservation?.
Oh Rabbits, Quail and Goats, I shoot what I eat, is my policy, I'm not a fan of venison.

They were taken about 1965 and were right at the start of the helicopter shooting

In fact we were on our way up past the Sutherland Falls one day after a herd of deer we had seen up the valley when we heard Thwack thwack and a Hiller 12b went over next we heard an FN on Auto so we just turned around and went home. Choppers ruined ground shooting over there.


I worked for the Tourist Hotel Corporation as a Trackhand and Guide on the Milford walking track from 1962 -1967.

Lake Ada has the walking track right beside it and we used to run a Hamilton Jet boat upit and the river to Boatshed to supply the food for 50 people every day. Then 6 packhorses carried it 5 more miles up to the hut in the pic

No Rabbits, Goats or Quail over there.

[Candyman]

Milford track used to be good, 30-40 yrs ago but too commercial now

Have done most of them (Sth Island was my territory)

R&D for a local company. Got to see places the public never will.

Those were good days

[Guest001]

Milford track used to be good, 30-40 yrs ago but too commercial now

Have done most of them (Sth Island was my territory)

R&D for a local company. Got to see places the public never will.

Those were good days

Here you are then from the good old days See if you recognise them


Quintin Hut & Lady of the Snows


Boatshed in the 60's


The Groceries have arrived. Looks more like Diesel, Chaff & two Barrels the boss wanted for something

[geoff_gti]

I love NZ, been there three times now on holidays- once in summer, twice in winter.

I was there in August last year - we had a day in CHCH after driving back from the west coast (QT, Franz Joseph, Greymouth then across via Arthur's Pass). It was bucketing rain by the time we got to Christchurch, we went through the tunnel to Lyttelton and then drove back around the bay to Sumner hoping to get up to the top for a view, but it was closed off due to the rain & localised flooding. It was heartbreaking seeing the damage from the quakes - they still had shipping containers stacked on the side of the main road in case of further land slides