Howard Egan with a fallow buck shot in New Zealand.  Howard tells his story as follows:

"It was the 18th of April 2007 as I determinedly stalked fallow deer around the Wairarapa coastal hill country. I was carrying my new Weatherby Vanguard 300 Win Magnum fitted with a Leupold vari-power scope supplied by the team at Wairarapa Hunting and Fishing.

Whilst sidling the coastal hills, all hell broke loose from just inside the pines to the right of a rather large slip. The big buck hurtled out about 50 metres above me and rocketed across my front through the scattered pines. The 300 Win Mag went up and I clearly remembered saying to myself "Do Not Miss". I picked him up easily {a well set up scope} settled on his shoulder and squeezed the trigger. A noticeable stumble but he carried on into the pines. I knew though!

A wild deer totally shot in a fair chase.

A 23 pointer, length 31 inches, spread 28 & 1/2 inches, palm width 9 & 1/2 inches totalling 251 & 3/4 inches on the Douglas score which is the fifth biggest ever to be shot in NZ.

The support I got from the boys at Wairarapa Hunting and Fishing has been important to me. Customer service counts!"

Howard Egan is a retired banker who has enjoyed recreational hunting for a most of his life and is also an avid waterfowl enthusiast. It has taken 60 plus years to secure the trophy of his dreams and later this year he is off to Canada to try his luck off shore.