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Anyone got pics of the biv or knows weather it still exists? Never hunted north arm before and while doing some research on the area blue duck creek comes up alot but looking on a map the biv isn't marked, hoping to spend a night at the biv and explore the surrounding area if possible.
Blue duck is still part of the block
Hah me too @7mmwsm !
still there in all its glory :P
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Look familiar
Looks like could be a bit of a fridge over the winter months.
No fire?
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It’s about here from my understanding
Haven't been there since Air Charter days but originally was a garden shed with zero heating.Quote:
Originally Posted by erniec
Can confirm it is still there and has no fireplace. Never been brave enough to sleep in it over the night in Winter. Has a air bed in it.
What's the commute like from the main hut to hunt the blue duck area?
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Nah it’s tropical, sunny side of the valley.
No fire, it’s a tin tent…
Struth, what time of the year was that? How did you get on when you were in there Laurie's hut?
Summer mate, you need to see what happens in winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotts
May 19 2020 according to the date stamp on the photo.
It was immediately after one of the lockdowns, supposedly no one had been in there for weeks. But the deer certainly didn’t behave like they’d had some time off.
Was certainly farking cold, big puddles 200mm deep frozen solid overnight.
They dont call it camp kelvinator for no reason.Its an unlined ply shed.we took the air bed in there several years ogo and you still need some sort of mat on top or you freezeQuote:
Originally Posted by Scotts
You must have been the next party after us, we were the first ones in on the day it dropped to level 2? Had to stand around at helisika for 2 days first though while the powers that be tracked down whoever it was needed to give blessings to open the block again....Quote:
Originally Posted by Lauries Hut
We found it pretty hard going as well compared to other years.
Wouldn't bother to stay in the biv u less I wanted to hunt the flats first and last light or get further down the valley.
You must have been the next party after us, we were the first ones in on the day it dropped to level 2? Had to stand around at helisika for 2 days first though while the powers that be tracked down whoever it was needed to give blessings to open the block again....Quote:
Originally Posted by Lauries Hut
We found it pretty hard going as well compared to other years.
Wouldn't bother to stay in the biv u less I wanted to hunt the flats first and last light or get further down the valley.
Were you guys quite a big group?
We were two adults, two kids, I would guess in the 30 - 40 kg range, 3 rifles and modest bags/food. No tents, piss or coal and they claimed we were too heavy for the 500, had to take the big machine, and charged us extra. We get there and there was a group of 5 waiting to come out!
I was pissed off, Helisika are wankers, too many issues with them. I don’t even fly often with them, in the last few years, they completely forgot to come and get us and lost a booking, I’d made a year in advance
It’s cheaper to fly to the South Is and enjoy exponentially more country without their BS.
Real shame because they have some beautiful country tied up.
