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Date Time Hunters’ camaraderie to fore as Pureora competition returns The popular hunting competition is organised by the Department of Conservation’s Maniapoto District but was cancelled last year due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. DOC’s Maniapoto District Operations Manager Graham Kimber says Sunday’s prizegiving saw 44 red deer heads entered for judging, while the new pig hunting category resulted in one young hunter taking away a $500 prize. The deer heads were scored using the Douglas Score system, with local resident Joe Webb the main prize winner, presenting a head which scored 295.25 points. The Douglas Score is a system for measuring and evaluating antlers, horns and tusks of New Zealand big game animals by symmetrical size. ....