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    Dark river

    Drew dark river period 3. Will be my first time hunting wapiti. Any advice on this block? Ive heard its tough going

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    that massive swan mere swamp is the tough part i think, but past that looks ok. tough block , but some real nice heads have come out of there . a couple of aussie guys got a ripper in there recently , story was in one of the rod and rifles not long ago i think .

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    Like all Wapiti blocks, Get fit is priority #1, this is a good excuse to do heaps of hunting leading up to it.
    Shut up, get out & start pushing!

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    It’s also known as “the orange block” for good reason. Some very steep country

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    Quote Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER View Post
    that massive swan mere swamp is the tough part i think, but past that looks ok. tough block , but some real nice heads have come out of there . a couple of aussie guys got a ripper in there recently , story was in one of the rod and rifles not long ago i think .
    any deets or a picture of the story? was it proper big?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rees View Post
    any deets or a picture of the story? was it proper big?
    It was decent but sorry i cant recall what magazine it was in. if i find it will let you know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER View Post
    It was decent but sorry i cant recall what magazine it was in. if i find it will let you know.
    all good mate i got onto a Copy of the picture........ it was Decent.. spewin about the shot off brow tine tho eh

 

 

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