1941 Canterbury Agricultural Students Hunting at near Hanmer Springs. H. A. Brooks, A. E. Scott, J. L. Falconer and C. I. Overton. Shortly before the past August recess a number of students decided that they should enjoy a week's deerstalking in the high country adjacent to Hanmer Springs. According to plan, on August 9th, we, H.A.B., and A.E.S., left Christchurch by the Hanmer Bus, arriving at our destination at 12.30 p.m. Here, after obtaining stores, we shouldered our packs and set out over Jollies Pass towards the Clarence, arriving at the Tin Hut at 5 p.m. Sunday brought snow and after a morning spent in gathering wood, we settled down in front of the fire to await the arrival of J.L.F. and C.I.O., the remaining two of the party. At 2.30 p.m. we heard the distant sounds of a motor-bike and in came the Royal Enfield, laden down with men and gear. Monday was spent in the search for deer, two stags being seen during the afternoon. I mention these two stags because they were the only real signs of wild life which we met during our four days at the Clarence, except perhaps, our friend the packer. Tuesday too, passed without a shot being fired and on Wednesday morning, all four of us unanimously decided that deer were unknown to the surrounding country. After packing our gear, we set out down the Clarence to Bush Gully, where the St. Helens main musterers’ hut is situated. Arriving at the hut at 3 p.m., we began preparing our tea, only to be interrupted by a packer, who after demonstrating our unpopularity with him and his kind, left abruptly only to return a little later with the happy news that we had to “git off the place.” We thanked him for his hospitality and then, having no written permission to shoot on that property, we walked the six miles back to the Tin Hut, or our Home Sweet Home, as we rightly termed it that night. On the following morning we bade farewell to the Clarence and recrossed the Pass into Hanmer ; thus ending an enjoyable four days deerstalking!