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to greater account if
they fail to ensure its
an animal not a
human being in their
sights before they
pull the trigger?
Joanna Wane reports.
JOANNA WANE IS NORTH & SOUTHS DEPUTY EDITOR. PHOTOGRAPHY BY SIMON YOUNG AND JANE USSHER.
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in
the
line
of fire
Above left: Born into a family passionate about hunting, Aron Timms learnt to shoot as a boy.
Above right: The Taradale team from the Kennels Gun Club. Aron is wearing
the red cap; his father Brian is sitting at the far end on the left.
been out hunting again. She still wont acknowledge him if they happen across each
other in town.
Ironically, William Gillies was troubled
by arthritis in his knees and had already
decided it would be his last hunting trip.
Together since high school, with four adult
children, the couple had also weathered
Bronwyns recent brush with cancer.
We were getting to the stage where we
were going to do things together have our
time. Now thats not going to happen.
Willie was a lovely, quiet sort of guy. My
parents thought the world of him; his death
really threw them. Theyve never been the
same since. My son, who was so strong, just
crumbled recently. I believe were still grieving and going through things now.
The only way I can handle it is knowing
he went in the bush, doing something he
really loved.
Pig hunter Scott Candy (front) and his 15-yearold son Dean use GPS transmitters to track their
hunting dogs through the bush.
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JANE USSHER
A Lifetime
of Regret
Taumarunui deerstalker
Dave Alker was sentenced
to nine months in jail for the
death of a young hunting
friend. Seven years later,
hes still doing time.
WAIKATO TIMES
SIMON YOUNG