Thread: Helli Sika Blocks Advice

Hey,
Ive got a good mate coming back to Nz late feb 2014 for a holiday , he wants to book a Heli sika block for late Feb or 1st week in march for him and another , Ive only ever been to Mangatonoka 2 and dont know the other blocks at all, hes a seasoned hunter grew up hunting and hunts white tale , antelope & bear in the states. - Does anyone have any suggestions or Advice on blocks worth looking into I can help him with? - Much appreciated
Roy

Hey ive hunted Oamaru Private blosck it was cheap,nice hut,easy terrain and a few animals around aswell:-)

Originally Posted by rookiesniper

Hey ive hunted Oamaru Private blosck it was cheap,nice hut,easy terrain and a few animals around aswell:-)

Cheers fella - what time of the year did you hunt this & did you nail anything ? Ive been told to try Maungataramia block is worth a crack - maybe not knowing is better than knowing eh ?

Rocky point. We shot heaps there in four days

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Rocky point. We shot heaps there in four days

Cheers fella - what time of year where you hunting this spot ?

Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf

Cheers fella - what time of year where you hunting this spot ?

December. I think we shot 12-13 in four days. Could have been heaps more. I'd go to otutu island. Or if you just want to hunt doc land head out to otutu. Heaps of deer out there. You have all the burn area around mt meany. Manson creek. The Manson tops. Options unlimited.

Originally Posted by Nathan F

December. I think we shot 12-13 in four days. Could have been heaps more. I'd go to otutu island. Or if you just want to hunt doc land head out to otutu. Heaps of deer out there. You have all the burn area around mt meany. Manson creek. The Manson tops. Options unlimited.

I have been to Rocky Point a few times and always seen plenty, generally walk away with one but I wouldn't shoot the shit out of the place.
Why did you shoot so many, were you paid to have a bomb up???
I'm a firm believer in always leave something behind for the next punter.

Originally Posted by Nathan F

December. I think we shot 12-13 in four days. Could have been heaps more. I'd go to otutu island. Or if you just want to hunt doc land head out to otutu. Heaps of deer out there. You have all the burn area around mt meany. Manson creek. The Manson tops. Options unlimited.

Ah-oh. Now you have done it Nathan...shit you are a slow learner

Originally Posted by Tahr

Ah-oh. Now you have done it Nathan...shit you are a slow learner

And you have a good memory mr Tahr.

Yeh can't see why you'd shoot that many...

Originally Posted by Tahr

Ah-oh. Now you have done it Nathan...shit you are a slow learner

No Bruce I just don't give a shit what anyone thinks

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

Yeh can't see why you'd shoot that many...

Of course not

Originally Posted by 300winmag

I have been to Rocky Point a few times and always seen plenty, generally walk away with one but I wouldn't shoot the shit out of the place.
Why did you shoot so many, were you paid to have a bomb up???
I'm a firm believer in always leave something behind for the next punter.

I dont really want to go through all this again. I guess we are all different. Between 3 guys over 4 days I dont see a problem with a deer a day. Nothing was wasted , All meat taken.
I wouldnt class this as a bomb up either. Looking back if we hadnt phoned to come out early the number could have been in the twenties. Yes there are plenty of deer living in that tussock.
I still go back into the Kawekas annually 8 years later and hunt some of the most heavily hunted doc blocks there are. Guess what? There are still deer in the same spots at the same time of day doing the same old things. They get shot. I know of another bloke here who woke up at back ridge biv one morning then stolled down the hill shooting 8 sika along the way. Wrong ? Doesnt affect my hunting. There are still plenty of deer in that area. The point is recreational hunters , DOC even commercial operaters will never get the sika out of there. They are too wily and there are too many.

If the meat is harvested I dont have a problem with it. Killing for the sake of it - I wouldnt do it.

Isn't the rules "one deer per hunter and one deer per group"?

We just come out from Mangamingi, didn't see one deer. Lot of carcasses all over the block within easy carry of the hut.

Originally Posted by WhistlingWings

Isn't the rules "one deer per hunter and one deer per group"?

We just come out from Mangamingi, didn't see one deer. Lot of carcasses all over the block within easy carry of the hut.

I beleive it was. If the guy at helisika had explained the rules it never would have happened.That aside most were shot on the doc land around Mt Meany anyway. Why would you take a booking under those conditions anyway??
You can go to DOC land see deer and please yourself.