Frank Erceg could shoot two tahr with a single bullet, we’re told, their bodies sliding down icy faces into river valleys below. There was the time he was bowled over by an Arawhata red stag, destroying his prized camera.

Aug 17, 2024 · The Frank Erceg Project was set up as a diary to share the journey of writing the book. After two decades of research and gathering, information, 'Finding Frank. The Life of Frank Erceg' was published in 2023.

Dec 1, 2023 · Frank Erceg was victim of New Zealand's first helicopter hunting accident, but now his story, and that of the deer culling industry has come to life through his niece, Louise Maich.

Frank Erceg was described as perhaps “the finest hunter in New Zealand” for his work as a marksman, mountaineer and photographer. In 1965 Frank and his mate Johnny Cumming were killed...

Uncover the history of a New Zealand hunting legend at an upcoming Tūranga book launch. At age thirty, prominent deer hunter Frank Erceg was established as a renowned marksman, mountaineer and photographer by 1965, with his work widely published in newspapers and magazines of the day.

By 1965 at the age of thirty, Frank Erceg had established an impressive reputation as a marksman, mountaineer and photographer, with his work widely published in newspapers and magazines of the day.

Oct 12, 2023 · Often that involved talking to retired deer cullers who had known Frank Erceg. A big part of Frank’s hunting life both as a culler, meat hunter and then photographer was in Westland’s Arawhata Valley.

Sep 29, 2023 · Frank’s story began with the migration of the Erceg family from the former Yugoslavia to New Zealand. Growing up in the small settlement of Aukopae near Taumarunui, Frank was strongly influenced by three older brothers who …

Dec 16, 2023 · Finding Frank is a comprehensive report on one of New Zealand’s best known deerhunters and photographers: the legendary Frank Erceg. The author embarked on tracing the life story of an uncle whom, owing to her age, she never got to know.

By 1965 at the age of thirty, Frank Erceg had established an impressive reputation as a marksman, mountaineer and photographer, with his work widely published in newspapers and magazines of the day.