Jeremy Woolhouse, Logan and Mark Sinclair, and Luke Dickson comprised Team Blackmount in the annual Te Anau-based hunt in June last year, and took the overall prize for the combined weights of their pig, deer, and trout.
The regular hunting team hails from across Otago and Southland - Te Anau, Ranfurly, Blackmount, and Balclutha
“That weekend was good, and it was big. We did a lot of hunting.” Mr Woolhouse said.
The boys split themselves up to handle the weekend workload, one to catch a sizeable trout, one to stalk a deer, and two to sort out the pig.
The first two objectives fell relatively easily, but a decent-sized pig proved to be elusive until the final hours of the competition.
"It took the whole weekend pretty much. We…