Dates for the diary - Southern Lakes Deerstalkers

New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Incorporated
Southern Lakes Branch
Newsletter & Minutes
Meetings held at 7.30pm the last Thursday in each month
NEXT MEETING and AGM THURSDAY 28th May 2015
7:30pm FRANKTON FIRE STATION, Douglas Street
April Newsletter 2015
AGM
Our next meeting is the AGM
and the one you should not miss….
Trophy presentation for the photo comp winners
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Inside this month:
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Voting for committee members
Judging and competition for best trophy heads
Ballots drawn for winners of prize station shoots
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Minutes from
Meeting
Pot luck yummy dinner
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Dates for the diary
Hunts reports
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Club Shoot
competition
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Photo comp
winners
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Club Contact
details
Wanaka interclub shoot Sunday 17th May
See page 13
National Conference
It is being held in Wanaka this year 26th—28th June. Anyone keen to
attend let the club know, even if just for the day
Winter festival fund raising Burger stand
Opening night 19th June
Volunteers needed to flip burgers
Working Bee and Club ballot at Upper Caples
5th—10th June—details to come out nearer the time
New Hunting show on Sky
http://thehuntersclub.tv/
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MINUTES FROM THE MEETING 30th April 2015
Apologies:
Andy Pedley, Simon Brackstone, Al Gay, Dan Batkin, Alan Mackie,
Steve Hanrahan
Minutes from last meeting:
Verified as true and accurate: Macca , 2nd by Shaun Molony
Correspondence in:
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National conference paperwork—who wants to go?
Kaylyn happy to represent club and will have a voice for us, but
all members are entitled to go for free if they attend and sit and
observe. Let Sharon know if you are keen to go.
Motion to pay for accommodation and expenses for official
delegates put to floor. Agreed Dave Rider, second Mark Salmons
Iten needed for auction at conference—Aaron Kindly donated
something from his paintball company and we agreed free nights in
either of our huts.
Photo competition and head competition entries for national c
ompetition needs to be registered by 10th June so will be decided at
the AGM/next meeting
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The heritage trust are looking for old hunting books, old guns
and old gear—scan of letter to go out to all members with
newsletter
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Tenur review paperwork received for Grampions, Morven Hills
and Longlands—Shaun happy to look at and will report back
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Hut Bookings still busy for hunting ballot timing —lots of emails
and calls
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Invoices for Grants work—just waiting on gas fitter $3600 left to
spend
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Doc email received asking to pass on any emails regarding deer
numbers in Upper Caples from hunters (have been getting a few
after they return the keys)
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10 year review submission to be held on 25th May, we are submitting to the council to consider helping with a gun range
Correspondence out:
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Submission emails for 10year review
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Adverts were placed in Mountain Scene for hunts course and
AGM advertised as per rules of the club
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Replies to above correspondence
April 2015
Treasurers report
Al was absent so Sharon covered
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ASB account $26,127.58
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Includes recent hut deposit of $1380 for Easter takings
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BNZ account waiting to be closed down
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Annual financials will be ready by AGM
Presidents Report
Dan was not at the meeting so Nathan spoke on his behalf
Email from CORUF
Coruf are having a meeting on the 17th June where a police officer is
attending to chat about trespassing with guns. The meeting is open to
the general public and there is a general invitiation and hope that
some of our members could attend.
What: CORUF MEETING
When 17th June 7pm
Where: Alexandra Community Centre, Skird St
More details available from Alan Mackie if needed
Website revamp
Sharon happy to do but associated costs to run photos, files and
website efficiently put to floor—ie cost of dropbox pro $135. Motion to
pay put to floor and passed by all
Hunts course reminder
Starts this Friday 8th May. Chat to Peter Henderson if you are keen,
space still available
Club shoot 17th May
With Wanaka Upper Clutha branch. Discussion on the type of format,
agreed same as last time—no to .07hmr but would like to see open
sights and youth categories introduced
Details later in the newsletter page 13
Working bee update
Nathan, Chole, Kiera, Sharon, Mark, Karla and Will went in over
Easter to the Mid Greenstone hut and flew in materials for a meat safe
and coal. General maintenance carried out with new shelves, wood
chopped and ceiling cleaned
Next working bee is in June—not too much to do at the Upper Caples
except replace rotten decking and general upkeep, but if keen let the
club know,. More details coming out nearer the time
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Membership
After a few hic-cups at head office, everyone should have received
their reminders and invoices.
If you haven’t yet paid up, remember you are NOT insured and CAN
NOT enter any of the competitions.
If you have forgotten, just pay online to the following account and use
your surname and SOUTHERNLAKES as reference. If you remember,
email the club to say you have paid up too so we can adjust the
records our end
Please pay the back account 03-0558-0139562-00
If you have changed address or email don’t forget to let us know that
too.
Huts and Steele Creek Stoat Line update
Urgently need volunteers to help check stoat lines, we have an
obligation to DOC to do these and we are well overdue
We have GPS coordinates and details if you are keen, even if you can
do just half of them would be awesome
General Business
AGM next meeting—anyone keen to stand for committee should
register their interest now
Photo trophies will be presented at the AGM
Someone was asked if they wanted to volunteer to paint the box that
goes round the till for the burger stand? Morgane volunteered—
THANKS
Bunny shoot at Coronet Peak got canned—too busy at NZSKI
Winners of the Photo Competition held in March
(Quality of actual photos are better in real life just copied on my phone
and therefore not great quality)
Game Animal Live
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1st
Wallabie by Natasha Black
2nd
Deer by Hut by Sharon Salmons
April 2015
Other Wildlife
1st
Penguin by Natasha Black
2nd
Joint with the Kea by Natasha, a falcon by Pete and a blue duck
by David
Human Interest
1st
Tinky by Natasha Black
2nd
Burger Stand by Peter Henderson
Scenic
1st
Full Moon by Shaun Molony
2nd
Franz Josef by Peter Henderson
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Flora (right)
1st
Mushroom by Peter Henderson
2nd
Plants by Peter Henderson
Trophy
1st
(below)
Chamois by Peter Henderson
2nd Joint with Trophy by Logan Black,
and Kaylyns chamois
The Cup presentation will happen at the AGM in May
Hunts Report:Macca
Mainly shooting targets but did go for a walk and glassing lots then
when about to give up, spotted spiker to his side so got that
Dion
Been out lots, seen lots and let lots go.
Got deer roaring at him— one a 9 points and the other a 10 point but
let them both go for another year when bigger.
Got rained out on one trip—but lots of sign everywhere. Went to the
Doolans and saw motorbikes everywhere so gave up
Glen
ANZAC weekend went with 4WD to Carrick and Nevis, mainly in the
midst and wet and saw sign but no deer
Jonno
Climbed to the tops—and roared a stag in but then the wind changed.
Saw lots of sign but no more deer or shots fired
Pete
Been out a few times, got a spiker that was looking at him funny otherwise a very quiet roar period
Branden
No been working too much again
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April 2015
Dave D
Been away twice over the roar, and finally learned how to roar a deer
in. Last day before coming out, roared on a 7 pointer but due to tight
deadlines too heavy to carry whole animal out so just took some meat.
Got a ballot in Steele Creek with some mates and saw some but missed
and only thing he killed on that trip were the mice in the hut.
Shaun
Been out finding chamois but no deer. Went “somewhere” to live under
a rock at the head of the valley and found a 10” Chamois.
Went to Lewis pass—up near Halpery with some friends and was told
to meet them at the end of the farm. Drove through the farm then
discovered the farm was Gloriavale. Felt very much like a goldfish in a
bowl as everyone was watching hi with interest while they waited for
the helicopter to arrive. First and last time for him in a R44, lots of
snow on the tops and didn’t see anything worth shooting. Took a chamois for meat.
Otherwise just been “ballistic testing” on 7 deer on his farm
Dave R
Went out for his 2 year anniversary to the North Branch to stay in the
bivy. They arrived late afternoon had a sleep then decided to try out a
roar to practice but to their surprise they got a reply.
Dave headed down the gully still roaring to meet the stag, and was getting ready should he appear 100m or 200 m away then he popped out
right next to him. So shot him. He was a big animal so the 1st shot in
the shoulder and he still ran so 2nd in the lung stopped him. So with
lots of meat, and success so soon on their 3 day trip they had lots of
food they brought with them to eat before heading out the next morning. Got back and weighed packs 56kg for Dave and 23kg for Morgane
with about 65kg of meat between them.
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Hunts report continued….
Wayne—New member see story below
Nathan
Mainly been hunting for bunnies, got a suppressor recently on his 270
and was glad when 2nd shot was needed recently.
Nathan took Wayne to Skippers and didn’t see too much at first, but
saw some magpies at 500m and Wayne shot it. (He’s only ever
previously shot long distance targets). They carried into Skippers and
shot 2 goats but the 3rd jumped off the cliff.
Then they headed to private property and drove as far as they could on
the 4wd then hiked uphill and glassed. Then spotted antlers about
300m away so Nathan handed Wayne the 270, first shot missed so he
was glad of the recent suppressor purchase, but got it on the 2nd shot.
Then they were worried they wouldn't find it as it was on the other
side of some thick scrub but luckily it fell on a quad bike track. Took
backsteaks, head and meat. Waynes first shot and it was 12 points!
David—New member
Went to mates farm down south, it’s a dairy farm and one foggy morning once it lifted on the bush line was a stag but they left him till the
next morning when they returned and roared him out, shot him and
had to follow blood trail 100m into the bush to find him. Dragged him
out 7 points and as they got him in the clearing they spotted a yearling
so shot that too.
Mark
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Went to Steele Creek on the working bee but saw no fresh sign. Then
on the last night spotted 3 in the binos so headed out with Will to stalk
them. Was just on dusk and fired a shot but missed. Will wasn’t
expecting such a loud shot (270) and jumped a mile in the air
Then over ANZAC weekend headed to West Coast to visit Kaylyn.
April 2015
Mark Cont..
Went for a Chamois hunt but got to river pool with no easy way past
the river and rain was due so headed back but was really surprised to
see 12 large salmon in the rock pool.
Aaron
Went to Stewart island and although no deer saw a brown kiwi bird..
(and paua)
Alex
Went for a walk up Kowhai bush, no sign so enjoyed the walk and
headed to the pub for a beer instead
Andy P
No not need out
Will
Went to Mt Crieghton to look around and glass as still waiting on
licence, Went for hunt with Mark at Greenstone working bee
Dennis—New member
Nothing
Bruce
Nothing
Phil
Went out on Sat saw 6 goats, fallow and shot a buck but due to so much
rain gave up and came home
Lee
Spent a week in the Forks in the Hunter Valley, Lots of old sign—saw a
hind but didn’t shoot anything
Reminded us about Red Stag hunting program on Sky sports 2 as he
was in in last week with a few of our members
Mike
Flew into Killacranky (Cecil Peak Station) as he has been helping build
the hut there for them. Took his rifle anyway—there were 4 of them so
2 headed off and didn’t shoot anything so the next morning they had a
shooting competition and shot a hare at 280m
Sharon
Went for a walk to shoot a deer that had got trapped in a bush block on
the farm but heavy rain and we couldn't find it so nothing
Ben—new member
Nothing
Meeting closed at 9.50pm
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Trophy Mount
For the meeting, Nathan brought in Waynes deer head and Dave Rider
showed up how to cut it for a mount. Just got to love having the
meeting at the firestation as hack saws can be replaced with much
better tools!
One of last years
photo competition
winner
Pete Henderson AKA
Hunts Course
Co-ordinator
REMINDER Hunts Course started this weekend
Chat to Pete if still interested in joining
‘Dodgy’ Peter Henderson confirmed some dates for a hunts course.
Carried out over 3 weekends:
8th, 9th and 10th May Intro night and course work
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16th and 17th May Butchery Shoot and rifle shoot (hopefully
incorporate into club competition with Wanaka)
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22nd/23rd & 25th May Head away for a hunt
Anyone keen to join, please
contact Pete (details on back page) or the club on
[email protected]
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April 2015
HUNTS COURSE – MAY 2015
The Hunter National Training Scheme (HUNTS) course is delivered by
The Southern Lakes New Zealand Deerstalkers Association
Instructors and is designed to introduce new hunters to the skills
needed to hunt below the snowline.
Experienced hunters may find value in some sections of the course.
Firearms licence is not necessary.
This is ideal for anyone wishing to learn about hunting.
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Essential bush skills
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River safety
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Firearm safety in a hunting context
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Practical shooting and hunting ballistics
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Hunting techniques
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Species knowledge
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Game utilization (skinning, butchering, etc)
Participants must have a reasonable level of physical fitness and access
to personal tramping equipment.
Cost per person $200.00 (Incl GST), cost includes:
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HUNTS Manual
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Ammunition
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Hunting trip travel & accommodation (food not included)
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NZDA membership
Venue: Frankton Fire station, Douglas street. Please park on road.
Weekend 1 Fri 8th May 7:30pm At Frankton Fire station
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Course outline and objectives
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Fill in applications etc
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Collection of Moneys.
Sat 9th May 8:30am At Frankton Fire station
Module 1 ; Ethical and environmental responsibilities.
Module 2 ; Game animal species, specific to our area,
where to hunt and find.(DOC map and permit)
Module 3 ; Map use, GPS, Compass
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LUNCH
Module 4 ; Firearms selection/ Types/calibres/safety
Module 5; Hunting and shooting techniques.
Module 6 ; Meat/ Skins/ Trophies ( DS )
End of day 1
Sun 10th May 9am At Frankton Fire station
Module 7 ; Equipment and food
Module 8 ; Bushcraft ( DVD)
LUNCH
Module 9 ; Survival/ Trip planning/ risk management.
Possible river safety course.
End of day 2
Weekend 2 Sat 16th May
Meet at Grey St Car park opposite Ale House/Video Ezy.
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Full day using a range of different firearms
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Firearms safety
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Correcting sights/sighting in/ Use of scopes/open sights
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Firearms maintenance/cleaning
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BBQ lunch– Will supply BBQ/food. Bring Snacks/drinks etc and
a Chair
Sun 17th May
Butchery Session ( all going well) hopefully we will get a deer to do
this with.
Bring your own lunch/snacks/drinks, Perhaps only 1/2 day if all goes
well.
Weekend 3 Fri 22nd May meet at the Grey St Car park 7pm
One of last years
photo competition
winner
Pete Henderson AKA
Hunts Course
Co-ordinator
With all your gear—we will let you know what you will need to bring.
Travel to destination set up Camp so you may need a tent? ( but might
not? )
Sat 23rd May Hunt all day ,some bushcraft/navigation.
Sun 24th May.River safety/ River crossing exercise,
You WILL get wet!
Travel Home.
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April 2015
CLUB SHOOT
Upper Clutha Gun Range (Past Albert town)
Our annual interclub shoot is next weekend (we won last year so we
need YOU to help retain our trophy)
Sunday 17th May
9am “ish” arrival for sighting in guns
10am start
All levels and all members welcome
Categories include
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Overall shooter of the day
Novelty knock down : 10 targets timed
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Centre Fire
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Open Sights
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Juniors
.22 Winner
If you are keen to go, let the club know
so we can arrange lift sharing (& gun sharing) if needed
LOCATION
Highway 6 on the way to Hawea—it’s past the old gun club sign that
points right and we are in a farmers field on the left.
Bring some food for the BBQ, something warm as there is no cover
(bring a tent or gazebo if wanted) and drinks (there are no facilities it is
just a farmers field)
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LAST YEARS SCORES
Overall scores below for both club members
(listing only those over 100 points )
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Peter Henderson
143
Shaun Molony
137
Dave Rider
136
Richard Batt
135
Martin T
134
Bruce Gillies
131
Higgy
129
Paul Greaves
129
Roger Brash
125
Tim S
123
Mark Salmons
122
Mark B
118
Sharon Gray
114
Tim Mitchell
104
W Bates
100
April 2015
LAST YEARS RESULTS
Overall shooter of the day (mens)
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Peter Henderson 143
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Shaun Molony 137
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Dave Rider 136
Overall shooter of the day (womens)
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Sharon Gray 114
Novelty knock down : 10 targets timed
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Richard Batt 1.08 mins
Centre Fire Mens
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Mark Sanders (Upper Clutha) 69
Centre Fire Womens
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Sharon Gray 47
.22 Mens
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1st tied Shaun Molony and Dave Rider 82
.22 womens
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Kaylyn McBrearety 73
Items for Sale
AMMO POUCH $25
“Codura” Ammo pouch, Fits on the stock of a r ifle and holds
6 rounds.
If local can pick up from Cromwell, Queenstown or Branch meetings.
Or can be posted out, at cost.
Made from hardwearing Codura fabric and elastic for ease of fit onto
stock.
Also has a finished hole to allow
for sling pivot point.
If you have a specific
requirements/fit these can be
met too, for an extra $5.
To Order, call or email Jane
Henderson 021 052 0128
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New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Incorporated
CONTACTS
President Daniel Batkin
Ph: 021 078 7486
Email. [email protected]
Ph: 021 942 328
PO BOX 2234, Wakatipu, Queenstown 9349.
Vice President B r anden Gunst
Ph: 027 233 9740
Treasurer Alasdair Gay
Ph: 021 0344671
Email: [email protected]
Secretary S har on Salm ons
Ph: 03 442 7197
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 021 942 328
Tenure Review Officers Alan Mack ie,
Ph: 03 448 6536
Shaun Moloney
Ph: 027 442 1605
Hunts Course Coordinator Peter H ender so n Ph : 021 941 585
Email: [email protected]
Stoats Nest Steel Creek Hut:
Mark Salmons, Al Gay & Mark McKay
See website for details or call Sharon
Ph 021 942 328 or
Ph 021 258 1013
Club Hunt Co-ordinator: Andy Pedley
Ph: 021 606 545
Trophy Custodian: Lee W ebster
Event organiser: Nath an W ise
Ph: 021 792 010
Share your photos with other members on
www.facebook.com/southernlakesNZDA
Keep an eye on the website over the year for events and info
http://www.southernlakesnzda.org.nz/
Updating your address
Did you know you can update your address with Head Office online
http://www.deerstalkers.org.nz/contact/change-address/
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