Kenzie " The Wild Goose Man "

[GRT]

Thanks for the links - I really enjoyed watching the films.

[JB9302]

Originally Posted by GRT

Thanks for the links - I really enjoyed watching the films.

You are welcome , brought back memories for me when i used to go fowling .

Julian

[Meta menardi]

Just watched these films, the balance between knowing and killing is so right, love, conserve and harvest some. Regretably, I think there are to many of us now to give this freedom. But it is so evocative to see this.

[Bob Marriott]

I had the pleasure of meeting Mackenzie Thorpe in the winter of 1952-1953.
I met him on Frampton Marsh, he came across as rough type of person, a jovial
sort. He pulled out a Curlew from an inside poachers pocket, what he had shot.

[Bob Marriott]

Originally Posted by JB9302

Just wondering if anyone recollects/met Mackenzie Thorpe a well know Wildfowler/guide and later wildfowl artist from the Wash area , he was brought up around the Sutton Bridge area in the early part of the century ?

I met Kenzie in the winter 1952-1953 on Frampton Marsh, he showed me a Curlew which he had shot, he had it in an inside poachers pocket.

[JB9302]

Nice to hear from someone else who met him Bob , my brother met him one morning in similar circumstances , coming off Wingland Marsh I think it is called about 65/66 .

Julian

[Bob Marriott]

Originally Posted by JB9302

Bob ,
If you get any photo"s , or interesting informatiom I would be pleased to see it .

Julian

My brother in law was a policeman at Spalding in the 1950s. He was to be summoned for killing a Swan. He got off, he argued the Swan was Whooper swan
and was not protected by the Crown.

Cheers Bob

[Bob Marriott]

Originally Posted by JB9302

Just wondering if anyone recollects/met Mackenzie Thorpe a well know Wildfowler/guide and later wildfowl artist from the Wash area , he was brought up around the Sutton Bridge area in the early part of the century ?

My Brother in Law, was a Policeman at Spalding in the 1950s, he told me Kenzie
was being summons for shooting a swan, but got off the charge; he argued it was a Whooper Swan, and not protected by the crown.

Regards Bob

[Bob Marriott]

Originally Posted by JB9302

Just wondering if anyone recollects/met Mackenzie Thorpe a well know Wildfowler/guide and later wildfowl artist from the Wash area , he was brought up around the Sutton Bridge area in the early part of the century ?

My brother in law, who was in the police stationed at Spalding, told me Kenzie
had to appear at Spalding Magi straits Court on the charges of shooting a Swan
this was in the 1950s. He argued it was a Whooper Swan, and wasn't protected by the Crown, Case was dismissed.

Regards -----Bob