Table of Contents

Contents:

Introduction;
Hooked on Fishing;
A Hunter Gatherer;
The Real World Calling;
A Forest Ranger in Training;
Swamped!;
Fried Possum and the Ghost of James Ellis;
The Early Morning Ring Buster;
A Lucky Break on the Matakitaki;
Murder and Motor Trouble;
That Thieving Weka!;
Possum Hunting and the '37 Chev;
The Model A Ford: A Flaming Good Car;
Lost at Lake Stream;
Canoe Hunting-Lake Hochstetter;
The Dragon on the Rampage;
Fire and Ice in the Craigieburns;
Down in the Mines;
Men of the Trees;
A Cunning Plan;
Five Men and a Most Peculiar Dog;
A Top Notch Venison Stew;
Wild Men of the Motu Valley;
Al's Chev Gets Some Exercise;
A Real Bushman in the Tararuas;
Paradise Found-The Bay of Islands;
Second-hand Blackberry Nip and a Muddy Guitar;
Tairua Forest;
Where the Trees Are Greener;
Trouble at Te Kaha;
An Injured Knee and Itchy Feet;
Getting the Hell Out of Dodge;
Acknowledgements.

Promotional Information

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About the Author

Ross Lockyer, now in his late 70s, is retired and living with his wife Lestari near Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, in the far north of New Zealand. Friends have been telling him for over 30 years that he should write a book about his life and adventures in the forestry industry and the jungles of Asia and the Pacific. In 2013 he put pen to paper and started writing - "the book".

Nine years later that one book has transmogrified into five books. The first two books "An Accidental Bushman" and "Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries" have been edited and published and have sold some hundreds of copies. The third book "The River is my Highway" was published in November 2021 and is now available for purchase. Book four is now being edited and will be published later this year (2022). Book five has been completed and is now being pre-edited and prepared for editing and publishing in 2023.

Ross spent much of his life living and working in the forestry and logging industry in remote locations in Asia and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya/Indonesian West Papua, Borneo, Sumatra, Burma, Thailand, Philippines, Kiribati and others).

With a gung-ho approach to life (and his own safety), Ross threw himself into his work and immersed himself in the local cultures and communities wherever he went, learning the languages and customs that helped him fit in and do his job. He had many hair-raising adventures and close scrapes, and he encountered many amazing people wherever he went.

Reviews

An Accidental Bushman' details the early life of the author, Ross Lockyer, his early life in New Zealand and how he became forever a keen hunter gatherer. In the book Ross tells of how he trained in the New Zealand forestry service. As with his previous books, this one has many interesting photos from Ross's life, with places he has been, and friends he has made along the way. Ross tells about his growing up, his school life, possum hunting, catching eels and lampreys, working on farms, crayfish pulled from rock pools at low tide, deer hunting, and early vehicles he has owned. A thoroughly entertaining autobiography! Tim Damerell, Tutukaka, Northland; Enjoyed this book so much I've bought your other one too jokerz1; Awesome book, trassman1; Happy to do a 2nd trade with you.