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Benny Nganabbarru
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Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 1912...
Anybody heard of him? Sounds like an interesting bloke, for sure. There is a very short chapter about him in Brian Marsh's "A Pioneering Hunter". Aside from his double .475, Rodney Wood hunted big game with a bow-and-arrow, believing that, on a bad shot, it killed the animal better. He got into trouble with his boss for conducting his game control operations with this bow. Apparently it had a very heavy draw weight. In the 1950s he was living a hermit's life at Cape Mackear on Lake Nyasa. There you go. I wish I knew more.
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Re: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 191
I have never heard of him Ben. It sure would be interesting to find out more about him though.
Jeff
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Re: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 191
Now you've got me interested.
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Re: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 191
A chap on TradGang discovered that there is a book about him available from Amazon. If you search for "Rodney Carrington Wood" in Amazon, you will find it tucked away amongst a heap of somewhat different content.
It's the great, big, broad land 'way up yonder,
It's the forests where silence has lease;
It's the beauty that thrills me with wonder,
It's the stillness that fills me with peace.
It's the forests where silence has lease;
It's the beauty that thrills me with wonder,
It's the stillness that fills me with peace.
Re: Rodney Wood, Nyasaland's first game control officer, 191
Hi Ben,
The following link may be a starting point if you want more information.
Daryl.
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4 ... 2465124251
The following link may be a starting point if you want more information.
Daryl.
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4 ... 2465124251
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