Thread: Canterbury foot hills in winter

I’ve finally got a weekend free in a couple of weeks so I’m planning a day hunt/overnighter somewhere in the Canterbury foot hills.
I’ve hunted Thomas a few times with mixed success, Oxford has been productive, have been up Richardson a couple of times but it’s been a Barron wasteland when I’ve been up there.
But all of my trips have been in summer or autum. I’ve never hunted this area during winter.

Am I safe to assume that the deer will be feeding on whatever new growth is kicking off around the 7-800m altitude mark on the north facing slopes or am I way off track there?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated feel free to PM

Cheers
Strider