Thread: How's the recon going for the roar?

Feel sorry for those of you who have a Haast roar block. I flew into/over the Waiatoto early January and there were deer everywhere. The Wallis’ have been hammering the shit out of those blocks since then. Yarning with @bluebaiter222 who has been in there since. Gutbags everywhere, and the deer have become nocturnal. He can elaborate more if he chooses.
I also spoke with a close family friend of the Wallis’ and he said they have shot several thousand in the Haast area over the last few months.
They don’t get ‘em all but it makes it pretty tough for those of you who have a block and are spending hard won cash, taking leave etc to hunt areas that have been thrashed.

Originally Posted by gilly

Feel sorry for those of you who have a Haast roar block. I flew into/over the Waiatoto early January and there were deer everywhere. The Wallis’ have been hammering the shit out of those blocks since then. Yarning with @bluebaiter222 who has been in there since. Gutbags everywhere, and the deer have become nocturnal. He can elaborate more if he chooses.
I also spoke with a close family friend of the Wallis’ and he said they have shot several thousand in the Haast area over the last few months.
They don’t get ‘em all but it makes it pretty tough for those of you who have a block and are spending hard won cash, taking leave etc to hunt areas that have been thrashed.

I hear mixed reports about markets
I have a clip now given to me of a mop up in the Hoki region (like shooting fish n a barrel)
But where or what is the market
They wont be doing it for fun or free

I’ve heard it’s for pet food. Or they are stockpiling carcasses at the processors ready for the market to open again.

pet food and the local market. Though thought that market not so big? Overseas - take a while to get a shipping container and veni only keeps chilled for so long?

Originally Posted by gilly

I’ve heard it’s for pet food. Or they are stockpiling carcasses at the processors ready for the market to open again.

This is a guess, as the wallis's have their own export certified processing plant I would wager that they will have established Niche markets for 'Organic Wild NZ Venison'. The domestic pet food venny price is $2 kg skin on including plucks, not high enough to operate a flying machine on.

Price of venny in the UK is right down with restaurants shut. Same would go for Germany.
So I doubt its coming this way.

Does anyone know
Has the Pluck been left on the hill or not ??

the numerous gutbags seen in the Waiatoto last week we're paunches only.The heads/ears & plucks flown out attached to the carcass _ all required for both dog tucker & domestic/export markets

Found three big new wallowing areas and some scrapings yesterday. Some poop was left that morning but didn't see or hear any deer, just the noisy bloody cows from the nearby farmland. The cows hollered all day and night!
Only learned recently though that this area I looked at is inaccessible from today till after the roar ends which is a shame. But at least I went out there and learned the area. Not a bad wee bit of forest except for some areas of impenetrable supplejack which red deer wouldn't be able to go through anyway. Pretty much just followed deer tracks that went around these nasty areas.

Stags are getting into it

Been here three times the third time was easier to find.Plenty roaring up the tops of the Ruahines.

That looks nice @Dundee

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

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Stags are getting into it

@aetchell

Originally Posted by Sako851

That looks nice @Dundee

you were up here today,weren't you?

Busy looking area should have a good chance around there.