Barry Luckman (Poppa Barry) comes from a family of seven siblings – four brothers and two sisters. When he was a youngster, his father worked on the hydro dams down the Waikato River, and he was born in the small township of Karapiro.
He went on to attend Tauranga Boys College, followed by an apprenticeship in diesel mechanics with the Ministry of Works.
As a young man, Barry developed a love of the outdoors and for its wildlife.
To help put food on the table, he took up hunting as a sport.
Wildlife, be it indigenous or exotic, and the bush were, and still are, his passions.
He is married to Dalwyn and has two children, daughter Shani, and son Haydn.
He’s now in his 80s, and this is a time of reflection.
