AMERICAN HUNTER

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 14

AMERICAN HUNTER

TripRecent complaints by visiting ArtWican sportsmen that South Hand hunting trips arranged by the Government Tburist Dapert- * meat have heed "a Bop" are not echoed by Mr Dick Luckow, of .Milwaukee. '■■' Short, stocky, and bearded, Mr Luckow, who was dubbed as “a modern version at Buffalo Bill" on his arrival in Auckland apriy thia month, returned to Christihwr.h yesterday from the MuiUf Cook area with his jeep laden with trophy heads at thar, chamois, and deer. His lOur-dey hunt in the Mount Cook region, errasuponied by a .prndaadnnsl guide, Mr Rex Forrester, at Rotorua, wae ampged tor him by the Tourist Deportment M- ■ . “I’ve had a weaderftd trip." Mr Luckow mM—as well he might for his best thar bead myararm 13in, just jin sheet at the New 2>aland record. Mr Duchow, trta ie 5R and runs a sand and shingle taafoms in lOwaukee, has hsUMsd Mg game in Canada, Alasha, Africa, India, and Pakistan. "But boy. is that Mount Cook country ragged,” be exdataod yesterday. *Tm getting a bit too tired to climb those mountains too often." . However, Mr Luckow climbed high enough to see lots «d chamois and thar—up to 28 ia a mob and secure a few teephim to add to his extensive collection at heme. *1 tmdd have rtot a lot mom but I take more movies of the game theee days than I do shooting," Mr Xaickuw said. ’ His guide; Mr Forrester, esnflrmed that Mr Luckow seeptod to take photoe of rtot animals, and aboertuteiy xoßmod to pose, rifle in han& btonffMr' B» quarry, as so many Ameffcon hunters are so fond of doing. Mr Luckow said be had taken about 1000 ft of movie tflm on Ms r Mount Cook trip, and would take b more in Rotorua, where be to e now bound on a flrting trip. L There be hopes to film Maori s acenes and people, and record e music and action senm on hu tape recorder. ) From New ZenlanC Mr Locfcow r win travel to Africa, where he r will go on safari in Rhodesia, 1 Mommbique, and Thnrtnyika. j He hopes to socure trophies of - sable antetepe, greater kuda, 1 and giraffe, which are oot yet f included in his collection—and he will also shoot several tbousend a more feet of coladr movie film. - *Tm coming back to New Zeag land, though." said Mr Luckow. - *Tve promised my daughter, t who’s 20. a round-the-world trip 1 when she graduates from colli lege, and I shafl bring her to e New Zealand to meet all the friends I’ve made here."