Thread: good weekend up the kawekas

Originally Posted by Sika 8

The repellent was washed off within the first few days of the drop, fine spell for 10 days and then consistent big rain for well over a week, perfect storm for high deer fatalities.

On the way up to Makino hut mid October there was a dead stag just off the track that had obviously succumbed to the poison, I was with a DOC guy at the time who said it would be sampled to confirm, also a dead deer floating down the river and getting stuck at the ford on the drive in.

We found that dead stag just off the track, had a bit of rib blown out. Looks like a shot that didnt drop him on the spot. We took the head as he was a character head with a twisted face! hes on my mates garage walll now, named cletuz.