Thread: Anyone hunted D'Urville island

So a friend of mine invited me to sail down to the sounds with him over the weekend never to turn down an adventure i accepted . Now after a bit of googling i was curious about packing the gun and going on land for a bit . Whats the hunting like there how hard is the terrain ? Are there reasonably good deer numbers ? Any tips from anyone who has hunted there or is there somewhere better to try

Good deer numbers in parts of the island, do your research and be very sure you are not on pp (same goes for the sounds)

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Spent couple nights there. Interesting place. Steep in places big gullies. When I was there the locals were out spotlighting on the back of a beat up old jeep thing. For the short time I was there they did get a few. I walked a few tracks..bit of sign about. I would like to return sometime.

yea the locals spotlight their land public land everyoneelse's land but i would not recommend doing the same.
may get lynched .

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Yip cam...I would be very careful...isolated island strange locals...never know would could happen

Go see them as well everytime I been out there with the brother few years back working they where all friendly farms we went to

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Originally Posted by sakokid

Yip cam...I would be very careful...isolated island strange locals...never know would could happen

Just like going to the SI

Thinking of taking a look at D`Urville myself.
Can anyone recommend a water taxi that can take me and the 4x4 across without breaking the bank ?
@Gibo. They are not ALL strange down this way mate. Some....but not all.
No worse than Te puke

Originally Posted by Pengy

Thinking of taking a look at D`Urville myself.
Can anyone recommend a water taxi that can take me and the 4x4 across without breaking the bank ?
@Gibo. They are not ALL strange down this way mate. Some....but not all.
No worse than Te puke

Cool story bro

Originally Posted by Pengy

Thinking of taking a look at D`Urville myself.
Can anyone recommend a water taxi that can take me and the 4x4 across without breaking the bank ?
@Gibo. They are not ALL strange down this way mate. Some....but not all.
No worse than Te puke

There is a ferry isn't there?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

There is a ferry isn't there?

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Short of that I have some water wheels now and am pretty keen on a trip from FP maybe base at wilderness lodge and make a long weekend of it?

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I feel a plan forming

Yes, there is a ferry, and I am sure there are other options. Just thought I would ask for recommendations.

I'd always be keen on a winter kingi trip from French pass . Tow my boat up from Kaikoura not too far

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I would be keen on some hunting info as we are booked at the wilderness lodge over New Years for my stag do


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@Smiddy D'Urville Island hunting block: Sounds hunting: Marlborough