Hunter falls to his death on West Coast

This was the best description of the area that I can find: http://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/westland/gunn-ridge In particular: "Descending from Gunn Ridge to the Whataroa, some have found the top of the tracked spur dangerous under loose snow and instead used the ridge over Pt 825 metres, which is less steep." You rarely hear of hunters coming unstuck like this; but this reads like tiger country.

more info here Foreign tourist in NZ to hunt, killed in West Coast fall http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/85107183/west-coast-recovery-of-hunters-body-delayed-by-bad-weather

A great youtube on hunting in the area. Full on and challenging territory, and you can see why hunters are attracted to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA-IxTy74qY

the second thar filmed close up that's been shot, its clearly alive as its eyes blink but the animal is left without being put out of it's misery. the last animal shot and shown close up at 27 mins is clearly still alive and moving as well

I find it interesting that we differentiate along catch-cry lines; tourist vs local. Hunter vs tramper. I see subtle - and sometimes, not-so-subtle - shifts in our attitudes to incidents in the outdoors depending on some of these labels. When really, shouldn't we approach our analysis dispassionately, almost ignoring these labels? Shouldn't we dissect decisions made - good and bad - irrespective of the 'status' of the person in question? There are some very experienced "tourists" out there, and some really stupid local "hunters" too. Case in point; the bloody dropkick who shot a woman between the eyes while she was brushing her teeth. Oh, I find myself doing it too; judging people on a label-based level. Doesn't help when you meet a particular demographic and they enforce stereotypes, like the bloke lost in the Paparoas recently. After spending quite some time with him and his parents discussing the situation, I came away thinking, "Bloody ignorant tourists"! (For the record, he was a nice kid with great parents). And yet, just two years ago a seemingly-experienced hunter set off from the West Coast, and perished. Drowned. His PLB? Safe and secure - and not activated - in the top of his pack. My point? No matter our background, we all have the ability to make piss-poor decisions. In order to fully understand and learn from a tragedy, we need to not so much analyse the background leading up to the period in question, but the decisions made at the time. When I die in the outdoors, analyse my decisions at the time. Irrespective of how many backcountry huts I've frequented, how many other times I've cheated death. Dissect the situation almost in a bubble. That will perhaps provide the best learning points. And I think we should use that approach - at the very least, try really hard to - in the analysis and discussion of every outdoor incident.

and don't get me started on aussies :D

But Krieg is no longer an Aussi. If he goes back now and they find he has had a parking ticket they will deport him.

Hunter vs tramper vs tourist is relevent in these stories. They pursue different goals, start with different preconceptions of where they'll go and what they'll do, and thus encounter different risks and make different mistakes.