Thread: Any one hunting over new years in upper north island

Originally Posted by scotty

the walk thru poronui is a relaxing one . .... cos you cant hunt whille you walk you have plenty of time to "get your eyes on"after spending too much time working in the city always see deer and know what colours and movements and sounds to be on the lookout for when you do get to the oamaru. over the te iringi is a harder slog (have they fixed it yet?) but well worth it with good hunting off either side of the track and good fly camp spots along the way. can be hit and miss as far as hunter numbers go the few times ive done it weve had the place almost to ourselves but heard sometimes its busier than a gunshop a few days before duck season. (your 308 took a young spiker at around 400 yds on the private block at the oamaru one year )

Heard that there's heaps of deer through poronui.

That sounds good as I've never seen a deer other than at a deer farm. Know what they smell like.


Might be bust as lots on annual leave.

That's awesome. Never shot that far. So might have to sneak up on them haha.

Thanks for the advice.