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  1. 05-04-2017, 09:03 PM #346
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointer View Post
    Southern raukumara stags going nuts sat and sun. Took a shitter and missed a small 8. Monday weather turned into custard and spent yesterday and today holed up in the bivvy. Had a chopper buzz us this morning and give the hand signal for "you" then "out " then came back and gave a ride out a bit later. As we were leaving he pointed to a massive log jam up the catchment that was damming water up, would cleaned us out. Pilot Steve, I'm sure you saved lives today. I hope fate repays you tenfold brother
    On ya Pointer. Credit where credit is due.
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  3. 05-04-2017, 09:10 PM #347
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    went out the back off the farm this arvo when it stopped raining couldnt get to far as the creaks were to high to cross. Had another dose off heavy rain tonight so they wont be dropping.
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  4. 08-04-2017, 10:59 PM #348
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    Tamaki has dropped a bit but still bloody swift.
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    Dry Creek got wet dumping gravel on this stump.
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    Looking up dry creek tonight.
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    Good advice left by a hunter
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    Went out after Roe buck yesterday saw two but no shot.
    Got this little one eating blue bellsName: IMG_5071.jpg Views: 548 Size: 1.08 MB Muntjac doe!
    Will make some nice biltong maybe enough for one snack
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  6. 10-04-2017, 12:04 AM #350
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    Went out after Roe buck yesterday saw two but no shot.
    Got this little one eating blue bellsAttachment 66806 Muntjac doe!
    Will make some nice biltong maybe enough for one snack
    Looks to be the size of a large hare
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    Looks to be the size of a large hare
    Little bit bigger, buck gets to the size of a Labrador, hard buggers to skin
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    And I thought the whitetail were small...
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    Did a big walk through kaimanawas over last 4 days. This rain has made a bloody mess. Lots of popular camp sites have been washed out or are now full of mud . Rivers now have new courses and some banks/corners disappeared. Huge amount of trees down also, what a mess. Allow more time than you think for travel...

    Stags just started up yesterday, end of this week I would guess will be all on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 223nut View Post
    And I thought the whitetail were small...
    Yep there small, but not as small as the African Dikdik.
    These Muntjac run around all hunched over like pigs. Nice eating though......once you get the bloody skin off
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  11. 10-04-2017, 08:48 PM #355
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    Good to hear. Supposed to flying in Wednesday lunchtime for a week - fingers crossed we can get in
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    Some scary stories coming out of kaimanawas at the moment. If the guys that were stuck in mangatanoka hut with the river at the door want to post a story it would be great reading.
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    First time look at Southern end of doc block
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  14. 10-04-2017, 11:12 PM #358
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    I recognize that @Dundee got my stag there today. Inline with that spurline on photo 2, just below where you were standing is the hut.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mawzer308 View Post
    I recognize that @Dundee got my stag there today. Inline with that spurline on photo 2, just below where you were standing is the hut.
    Did you take a quad up?
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    No but that was another chap who was in there at the same time.
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