Hunting journal, v4471
Page 137
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Transcription
Mossburn Feb 27, 1978 Checked out of the Grand Hotel and drove to Mossburn where we met Mr. Ray Brady, General Manager of Southern Lake Game Co. This little plant is affiliated with Alpine Helicopters and processes about a third of the deer exported to Germany. Ray showed me through all stages of processing, from unloading rough animals that helicopters had shot and dropped at collection points to the final boxing of wrapped meat for freezing and shipment. The crew was swift and very competent in their work. Ray then took us out of town 8 mi. or so (5 km) to the Bluerolin Starg Range where Mr. Bernard Pirney runs about 850 red deer in well fenced paddocks. We walked over part of the ground, took pictures of some of the birth of deer, and examined the catchment area where deer are processed. Returned to the plant in Mossburn and found two big refrigerated trucks unloading deer. One gathered animals from miscellaneous helicopter operators. The other was Alpine. He watched 50 some deer go into the production line - everything from big stage to spotted fawns. Some general information about the business: Helicopter hunting Crew of two work from small machine - a pilot