Deer capture in the early 1980's

Another photo from the Graeme Stratton collection showing Joe Keeley about to net a deer from his Hughes 369D ZK-HPG c/n 87-0178D.

ZK-HPG was built as N8679F in August 1977 and served in the US with Offshore Helicopters Inc and Edwards & Associates Inc.  

It was airfreighted to NZ in a DC-10 and became ZK-HPG on 07-01-1980 for Southland Helicopters Ltd of Tuatapere and first flew the following day. It was delivered to Joe Keeley at Taupo on the 9th. Sadly, it was lost on 24-07-1984.

Hmmm !