Thread: Deer In Auckland

I had a red yearling cross the road in front of me today, 5 min from the northern motorway.
didn't have any tags in it either it made my day, Thought to my self you don't see that every day.

It will most likely be an escapee from a deer farm or the off spring of an escapee. I took a balloon ride from Helensville to Dairy Flat a few years back and saw quite a big stag by itself on farm land just before (and bordering) the Riverhead Forest. I had one yearling stag get out about ten years back. He gapped it to the other side of SH 16 never to be seen again.

Was south of Tokoroa right on dusk, SH1 on what I call tarpot hill. Car coming towards me flashed its lights and as I came thru a cutting there was a hind about to run across the road, she turned very quickly and ran back into the pines, quite often see pigs on the side of the road thru there

I have heard of Fallow down as far as Whatipu

Originally Posted by Splash

I had a red yearling cross the road in front of me today, 5 min from the northern motorway.
didn't have any tags in it either it made my day, Thought to my self you don't see that every day.

After just watching 60mins.....it was More than likely a police Dog chasing a local........

Originally Posted by sako75

I have heard of Fallow down as far as Whatipu

Ive heard the same thing, a dude at uni recons him and his mates have poached a few out that way dont know if hes talking shit though.

I have always been told that there are no Fallow in the Waitakeres but could never work out why as there is nothing to really stop them migrating from the Woodhill Forest to down there.

Someone I know quite well has seen prints in sand at Pararaha Valley.Definitely not pigs. 3rd hand account of prints on Whatipu Road which is all loose metal ???
Both of the above were by experienced hunters

Careful what you say guys, there are 2 active cullers around here, and doc want them gone

Originally Posted by Maca49

Was south of Tokoroa right on dusk, SH1 on what I call tarpot hill. Car coming towards me flashed its lights and as I came thru a cutting there was a hind about to run across the road, she turned very quickly and ran back into the pines, quite often see pigs on the side of the road thru there

I used to live down the bottom of that hill near the rotorua turn off I remember seeing a very minced up pig in the middle of the road at the top of the tanker entrance on that stretch of highway, also shot a pig off my front porch one evening now that was some funny shit the missus was in the kitchen cooking dinner she heard me rattling around she heard the door off the lounge open then nekminnit BOOM!!!!!! she came running out yelling what the fuck is going on my reply grab my knife dear I need to gut that pig over there i just shot

That is pretty a redneck/Hillbillie shooting out your door Hunter308. You could of stepped outside.

@Rushy I was out the door I was standing on the porch the kitchen window was two windows down from the porch the pig just happened to be ripping up the cover of the maize silage stack to get at the maize silage so had to deal with it swiftly.