Thread: Anyone up for a forage through the Kaimai's over Christmas time?

@Spook, will be keen to get back to the Bus , kids love it!!!
Just work has taken me away from a nice kiwi summer to a wet and windy Irish winter for the last month...
back just before Christmas...
Grant

Originally Posted by Willie

Just wondering how a 4x4 gets on with toyota corolla tyres ;-) knew he made his money some how! That is in the beleif your 4x4 wont become a corolla

Toyota Corrolla wont look out of place at the road end, especially if you leave a couple of empty fert and compost bags in the footwell.

Originally Posted by Willie

I bags not going in via SH29, it's shite lol

It's good. After a K in, Get off the track and you will find good areas and a good amount of sign. Some nice bush in there.

Originally Posted by RUSTY

Hoping to head in there next weekend for the 1st time. Probably go in from the Matamata side. Any good access points from there?

Off top of SH29 as above.
Old Kaimai road, No of 3 deer that have come out of there in the last month, Not far off the road either. 1st car park eaiser walking, 2nd car park better for parking.
Half way up sh29 Matamata side, on right, Kauri walk track ? Found first bit of deer sign in there last week, More pig rooting than anything tho, The track has been cleaned up a bit too, Makes for a easy walk in.
Wairere an Te tuhi = a lot of hunters in there, Prob get more over the Christmas period, You may run into an Aucklander or 2 while in there haha.
Tauhu an Thompsons like Spook suggested, Haven't been in from Tauhu track yet, Must do soon. Don't think many people hunt up Thompsons anymore due to being too lazy, Like myself ............
Waiorongomai road is another place to try in from. Goats, Deer, Pigs I've been told.
Mill road, No of a few pigs that have been chased up there this year and deer seen.
Kaimai tunnel/Puketutu stream area, Pigs an Deer have come out of there over time ... Check this site Walking Access Mapping System for legal access for here and other areas along the ranges.

Good luck.

@Spook, Hilux 6 stud, with a pair of month old buckshots, Might take you up on your offer to park up at your place, I normally get the special permit to hunt the TeTapui Blocks but out of season at moment, and the numbers took a hit with the 1080 drop last summer.