Mountain Men

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

Doin' their thing.

hunters, mountain men, bushmen, burly, rugged, awesome

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of hunters, Southern Alps

Creator unknown : Photograph of hunters, Southern Alps

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Men carrying deer skins

Men carrying deer skins

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hunter with deer

Hunter with deer

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Deer hunter, White Rock, South Wairarapa

Deer hunter, White Rock, South Wairarapa

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Deer hunters in a dinghy

Deer hunters in a dinghy

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: BUSHMEN FELLING A KAHIKATEA TREE

BUSHMEN FELLING A KAHIKATEA TREE

Auckland Libraries

Image: Christmas in the New Zealand Bush

Christmas in the New Zealand Bush

Auckland Libraries

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of a hunting party at Lake Hawea

Creator unknown : Photograph of a hunting party at Lake Hawea

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Te Whiu Maraki

Te Whiu Maraki

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of duck shooters, Lake Wairarapa

Creator unknown : Photograph of duck shooters, Lake Wairarapa

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Shooting party at Shag Cove, Pelorus Sound

Shooting party at Shag Cove, Pelorus Sound

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The cloud sheet - upper surface approximately 3000 feet above sea-level -- from the top of Waiopehu

The cloud sheet - upper surface approximately 3000 feet above sea-level -- from the top of Waiopehu

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Arthur Gregg on hillside with gun and dead deer

Arthur Gregg on hillside with gun and dead deer

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of mountain ridges, and a deer hunter

Creator unknown : Photograph of mountain ridges, and a deer hunter

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mt Cook 1918 with Sammy Turner

Mt Cook 1918 with Sammy Turner

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pringle, Thomas, 1858-1931 :The Hochstetter Bivouac, 6,977ft

Pringle, Thomas, 1858-1931 :The Hochstetter Bivouac, 6,977ft

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: B Johns descending Tutoko

B Johns descending Tutoko

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Snow-covered valley in the Southern Alps

Snow-covered valley in the Southern Alps

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Shepherd at Grasmere Station, near Cass, Canterbury

Shepherd at Grasmere Station, near Cass, Canterbury

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: (Sheep musterer with horse and lone sheep)

(Sheep musterer with horse and lone sheep)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa