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BRUNTON, Kenneth Evan interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 54
Identifier: H0578
Overview Evan's boyhood interest in deer hunting around Waimate led him, at the age of twenty-one, to apply for a job as government culler in the Te Anau Basin. Two seasons for the Forest Service were followed by several years as a shooter involved in the venison recovery industry in southern New Zealand. For almost a decade, he and his wife and children were based at Martins Bay on the Fiordland west coast before moving, in 1983, to start a new deer farm on the outskirts of Te Anau. This recording...
Dates: 2008
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

CARTER, William Jeffrey (Jeff) interviewed by Morag Forrester

 Record Group — Box: 54
Identifier: H0572
Overview From an early age, Jeff Carter's driving ambition was to spend his time hunting deer, rabbits and possums that roamed the hills and mountain passes of southern New Zealand. Despite being cajoled into taking up a more stable occupation in motor mechanics, it was hunting that proved the enduring option especially as it developed into a financially lucrative one in the early 1970s. Bounty was to be had in the venison recovery industry in Fiordland and the reserves and basins adjacent to the...
Dates: 2007
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

SUTTON, Roger Robertson interviewed by Beth Cairns

 Record Group — Box: 19
Identifier: H0345
Overview In this interview Roger recalls his childhood memories and his strong interest in wild life/local history. He goes on to describe his war years and where he was posted. On returning home he details his work the protection of wild life through numerous organisations including: the Southland Acclimation Society, QE 11 National Trust, Catchment Board, Fisheries and Wildlife Management and details the Manapouri Power Station Project.
Dates: 2000
Found in: Southland Oral History Project

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