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Upper Clutha Hunting competition Fri 24th - Sun 26th Aug COMPETITION CATEGORIES AND PRIZES TOTAL Southern Wild – Fishing, Hunting & Outdoors Prize pack value $500 + $200 Voucher Average Weight Red Deer Judges Choice Best Red Deer $150 Voucher + $300 In Sponsorship Prizes Lake Hawea Hotel Ave Weight Fallow Deer $500 Cash Judges Choice Best Fallow $300 Cash + $150 In Sponsorship Prizes Wanaka Knife Making Average $200 Cash + $230 Voucher to Make Your Own Knife $430 Weight of Deer Hind Quarters and Back Straps Average Weight Pig $400 Cash Average Weight Goat $250 Sponsorship Prizes Judges Choice Best other Animal $400 Cash eg Thar Head – Chamois Southern Wide Interiors - Ladies 1 st Draw $350 Cash Southern Wide Interiors - Ladies 2 nd Draw $150 Cash + Sponsorship Prizes Each Open Age Female that enters a Red or Fallow deer In this category goes into the draw Plus Open Age Spot Prizes to the value of $3000 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ JUNIOR Average Weight Goat $40 Heaviest Opossum $40 Heaviest Hare $40 Heaviest Rabbit $40 Judges Choice other Animal $40 Eg Magpie – Ferret Judges Choice Best Juniors Hunting outfit $40 Prize Packs For Junior’s $800 Major Open Age Spot Prizes Southern Locator Beacons PLB $500 Champagne Breakfast for 4 $200 Sleeping Bag $200 __________ Raffle Prizes to Value of $1650 – Southern Wild Camera – Brookvale Motel Accommodation – River Journey’s Jet Boat Trip – Prize From Cardrona Distillery Auction Items Heliworks - Fly in Tahr Hunt for up to 4 people Green Point Hut Glen Dene Station - Guided Spiker or Hind Hunt Mount Aspiring...
Conference Summary The conference opened on Friday the 13th of July with guest speakers, Greg O’Conner, Don Hammond from GAC, Bill O’Leary’s Opening Address and Eugenie Sage. Eugenie used some uncorroborated evidence to highlight the reason to cull Tahr and also mentioned that deer numbers were also excessive in some areas. Eugenie also highlighted how generous she has been with funding for GAC and stated this may not be forthcoming in the future. (The minister has not responded to my request for a copy of her speech) Bill O’Leary started the conference on Saturday with his Annual Report. This was followed by other reports before the Notice of Motions and Remits were discussed. There was some robust discussion on some of these before the individual votes were taken, some were passed others failed and some were withdrawn. While this was taking place the AHT judges were scoring all the heads submitted by members. The trophies were presented to the winners during the evening, between the guest speakers Davey Hughes (from Swazi), Steve from Steve’s Wholesale, David Eaton and also the dinner. Judging from the roars of laughter the speakers were well received and entertaining. Steve’s Wholesale also had a product display with current items stocked including Hornady reloading equipment, reloading components, ammunition, ADI powders along with some other items like Skull Hookers for displaying trophies. Sunday brought the last of the remits to discuss and the election of the National Patron and National Executive Officers. The new National Patron, following Ian Wright standing down, is Mark Dunajtschik. Due to the voting decision made by branch delegates at conference James...
