CHAMOIS AND THAR.
SUCCESSFUL SPORTSMEN. Some days ago it was reported that Mr. Jl. L. Wigley, stalking at Mount Cook., had brought down the first chamois to be shot under licence in New Zealand. Next day a second chamois fell to the .250 rifle of Master Sandy Wigley, a Christ's College boy. Other sportsmen have had equal success in thar shooting in this region. Mr. G. D. Mcllraith, of Christchurch, and Mr. F. S. Steffan, hunter and taxidermist, of Oamaru, have already two thar to their credit. The thar—or more correctly tahr—which is closely related to the ibex, is a native of the Himalayas. In 1904 the Duke of Bedford presented six to the New Zealand Government, and they were liberated at Mount Cook. Covered with long brown wool, looking like shaggy brown bears in the distance, their speed and agility give the lie to their cumbrous appearance.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20263, 24 May 1929, Page 12
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