Thread: Dingle Burn

Anyone been hunting in the upper Dingle Burn and willing to give away some advice? Meant to be heading up for a look around in a few weeks

Sounds like a made up place to me

Originally Posted by Dougie

Sounds like a made up place to me

Oh Dougie you should research it.

Popped over from the Ahuriri late last year just for a walk, didn't see any animals so not much help though!

No worries, Cheers

Ok cheers, I was thinking I would take the rod and gun for a walk and see what happens but doesn't sound like I will have too much luck with the gun

It has been poisoned and poached heaps by the local helo riff raff. You would be better off around Makarora tbf.

Quack quack. And yeah Rushy, there are heaps of places in NZ that I write back home about and the famdam thinks I make the names up!!!

Originally Posted by Dougie

Quack quack. And yeah Rushy, there are heaps of places in NZ that I write back home about and the famdam thinks I make the names up!!!

As if they don't have silly place names in Canada. "Kicking Horse Pass" to name but one

Saskatoon....

Looks like you're not getting much feedback here. Could mean its real good and a local is lying low or just nobody has bothered to go there twice.

I've only been in a couple of times and that was back about '89 too. So not very useful for animal numbers. It is a renowned fishing place.

The hut was quite a bit further downstream than marked on the old maps I remember so check closely on google maps before you go. It's an easy walk up a road from Ahuriri base hut to the saddle and also easy rolling ridge north and south but gets pretty serial further North. At this time of year snow will be starting to melt off so be careful it will be slushy and prone to avalanches later in the day. Even More of a problem is rock fall as the ice thaws (as soon as sun hits a slope or after 10 am). So don't hang around in any gully or below a slope over 45 degrees. Be conservative where you go unless you've got ice axe and crampons and some training. A snow slope an be deceptively lethal in just one step.

You could also try up Canyon creek or little canyon creek. Look out for chamois. There used to be a few rabbits on the flats too.

And I always thought Regina was a spelling mistake

I was there in April last year during the roar period, Upper Dingle absolutely no sign, not a mark or shit any where , didn't see any sign until down towards Cotters.The Upper Dingle is great place but no deer.

My take on it is the same as the last post - I think its a waste of time. WAs up in the Ahuriri last week and didn't see a sign of a chamois up there either. About the only thing left up that way was some hares.

Was in there last march, no sign , marks , shit , nothing , top Dingle beaut place , lacks game, didn't find sign till down by Cotters