Thread: 2018 Haast Roar Ballot, Who's In??

Originally Posted by Reindeer

May want to check your email a little more closely. Your email you get after application is to confirm the blocks you selected.

Ballot doesn't get drawn until the 11th of October.

Thats what i thought... can you explain this to me?

Originally Posted by Lukeduncan

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Thats what i thought... can you explain this to me?

Have fun in there. I love that block.

One of the most scenic blocks in the Haast ballot but also one of the hardest to hunt and find animals. Not much scope for more than 2 hunters. Few chams in there and a chance of a big one if ya see a stag. Gets a bit of a hammering with 1080.



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oh damn bloody 1080. At least theres a chance of a big one floating around. we have a group of 5 of us going in there.

Bit of advice. There are some flats that are only around 2k downstream from where you are likely to camp. It is on another block but if no one is there you might want to have a look. Don't bother trying to reach them as I have travelled both ways up and down the river and took me nearly 4 hrs each way. Game trails are all buggered from slips and earthquakes
Don't light a fire or you will scent up the whole block and push the animals high.

If you are trying to get anywhere climb high first.
When last in there we seen good sign of a mature stag but he climbed up to the tops everyday. Seen his hinds but never got a good look at him.
Seen a few chams with one good one but he gave me the slip when I tried to climb up to him.

You will see what I mean when you get in there but unless you are experienced in that type of country don't be surprise if you don't even see an animal.

I would hit it in the helicopter at least once a fortnight and shot bugger all out of the whole valley. Did shoot a 113 kg spiker in there once. Was a massive drop in 2007 that really smashed the numbers and they rain the 1080 every couple of years.

Not trying to rain on your parade just letting you know what you could be in for

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Cheers for the advice. Have read that the genetics are pretty good if we do find a stag wandering around. So far our plan is to camp on the tops if weather permits
Hopefully the chams will provide something to hunt if we find no deer sign around. It will be the first time we have hunted that sort of country but we are looking forward to it.

Well fkc me. Its not like DOC to say one thing and do another.

Not a wounder why people believe the system is fkd.
Well done on getting your block.

Below taken from DOC site

Only one application per party, maximum of 5 hunters and a maximum of 4 blocks will be accepted.

**Applications not containing all party members names and dates of birth will be considered invalid**

Blocks are allocated for a 7 day period:
period 1 - Sunday 25 March to Saturday 31 March
period 2 - Sunday 01 April to Saturday 07 April
period 3 - Sunday 08 April to Saturday 14 April
period 4 - Sunday 15 April to Saturday 21 April

Important Dates:
Applications open: 9am, Monday 4th Septmber
Applications close: 4pm, Monday 02nd October
Ballot is drawn: Wednesday 11th October
Confirmation close: 4pm, Monday 30th October
Roar stage 2: Wednesday 22nd November
Open to all: Wednesday 29th November

Originally Posted by Reindeer

Well fkc me. Its not like DOC to say one thing and do another.

Not a wounder why people believe the system is fkd.
Well done on getting your block.

Below taken from DOC site

Only one application per party, maximum of 5 hunters and a maximum of 4 blocks will be accepted.

**Applications not containing all party members names and dates of birth will be considered invalid**

Blocks are allocated for a 7 day period:
period 1 - Sunday 25 March to Saturday 31 March
period 2 - Sunday 01 April to Saturday 07 April
period 3 - Sunday 08 April to Saturday 14 April
period 4 - Sunday 15 April to Saturday 21 April

Important Dates:
Applications open: 9am, Monday 4th Septmber
Applications close: 4pm, Monday 02nd October
Ballot is drawn: Wednesday 11th October
Confirmation close: 4pm, Monday 30th October
Roar stage 2: Wednesday 22nd November
Open to all: Wednesday 29th November

Yeah I thought it was being drawn on the 11th as well until i checked my emails lastnight..

Originally Posted by Lukeduncan

Yeah I thought it was being drawn on the 11th as well until i checked my emails lastnight..

Maybe you were the only party wanting that block for that period? No need to draw ballots for one entry.

Originally Posted by Cigar

Maybe you were the only party wanting that block for that period? No need to draw ballots for one entry.

Yea you could be right there.

Originally Posted by Lukeduncan

Cheers for the advice. Have read that the genetics are pretty good if we do find a stag wandering around. So far our plan is to camp on the tops if weather permits
Hopefully the chams will provide something to hunt if we find no deer sign around. It will be the first time we have hunted that sort of country but we are looking forward to it.

It is one of the few blocks I would apply for and be stoked if successful. I have hunted it and the lower ones a fair bit. But I am only after a trophy. Not many deer in there.
But likely to be good ones.

Last time I had it a 300+DS stag was shot on the flats I mentioned below the top block the very next season. I seen reasonable sign but nothing to make me want go thru the misery of reaching those flats again.

Maybe try and show some restraint If you see an 8 or a 10 with all its bottom tines. A few stags from that valley have made Banwells books.








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Originally Posted by Lukeduncan

Anyone checked their emails yet? We were successful in getting the block we wanted

Nothing yet.

Originally Posted by Lukeduncan

oh damn bloody 1080. At least theres a chance of a big one floating around. we have a group of 5 of us going in there.

Guess you'll be flying in plenty of grog then


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Originally Posted by Smiddy

Guess you'll be flying in plenty of grog then


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That’s the idea! Definitely be loading the helicopter with as much as we can.


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Originally Posted by R93

It is one of the few blocks I would apply for and be stoked if successful. I have hunted it and the lower ones a fair bit. But I am only after a trophy. Not many deer in there.
But likely to be good ones.

Last time I had it a 300+DS stag was shot on the flats I mentioned below the top block the very next season. I seen reasonable sign but nothing to make me want go thru the misery of reaching those flats again.

Maybe try and show some restraint If you see an 8 or a 10 with all its bottom tines. A few stags from that valley have made Banwells books.








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Yea we will be pretty selective with what we take. Half the time it’s bloody awesome seeing something with a lot of potential. Especially if there’s not that many animals floating around.


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Originally Posted by Lukeduncan

Yea we will be pretty selective with what we take. Half the time it’s bloody awesome seeing something with a lot of potential. Especially if there’s not that many animals floating around.


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Hope ya get a good one. There is certainly the potential to do so.

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