THE EIGHT-POINTER STAG shown in the top left picture was stalked to within a few yards on the tops a West Coast deer culling block. The other pictures show a typical deer-cullers’ camp 5000ft up on the snowgrass tops on a West Coast shooting block a deer culler packing out a 100-pound load of skins and g ear from the Rakaia valley and the aircraft Fred Lucas piloted in supply drops to deer cullers. His nickname, “Popeye” originated from the sketch on the plane.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31131, 6 August 1966, Page 5
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84THE EIGHT-POINTER STAG shown in the top left picture was stalked to within a few yards on the tops a West Coast deer culling block. The other pictures show a typical deer-cullers’ camp 5000ft up on the snowgrass tops on a West Coast shooting block a deer culler packing out a 100-pound load of skins and g ear from the Rakaia valley and the aircraft Fred Lucas piloted in supply drops to deer cullers. His nickname, “Popeye” originated from the sketch on the plane. Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31131, 6 August 1966, Page 5
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