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Went out with the bow Saturday and Sunday . Cocked up two good opportunities Saturday . Very erratic winds and me not being cautious enough. A vague moan this morning but nothing else. Talked to two different parties on my way out and an 8'pointer and a nice 12 pointers got shot by them, so I Will try again next weekend.
Weather this week is looking interesting for anyone in the north island
Is it what!!
choppers are frantic getting people out and others all on hold wanting to go in. might be a fair bit of koha involved to get anywhere on thursday....
Hopefully the rain will clean up my dirty smell and I can get another chance on those two buggers next weekend :-)
Usually takes a few weeks for stinky frog scent to be washed away by the rain. Might aswell spell that spot till may
MSL, I have spent time in Friwi's company and I can testify that the garlic is neutralised by the blue cheese.
Walked into a spot I used to go years ago to see if much has changed. Still a lot of animals about. Hardly got any sleep for the howling easterly all nite.
Heard one roar during the night close to where I camped so went to see if I could find him at first light. I smelt him before I seen him. A scrubby 8 holding 4 hinds.
Just about sconed him with a rock. I got pretty close as the easterly was still howling. After I threw the rock at him deer were running around everywhere. Bit of comedy for the morning.😆
That's my red roar over as I am heading south to find some fallow.
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Heading into the Ruahine on Saturday. No chance for a reccy so just have to go with the weather gods
Take your flippers & snorkel :PQuote:
Originally Posted by sako75
You will need more than flippers and snorkel @sako75 some parts of the Ruahines have had over 200mils and its still pissing down.This was the Tamaki tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonecrusher
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If it keeps those cursed maggot carrying blowflies off the meat then I'll be happier than a duck at Western Springs in duck season
Going to be some new slips :thumbsup:
I hope my faithful slip is still standing!!! :D Got a feeling the stags are going to be going nato this weekend after all this shit, if they still have a voice that is, nothing will hear them at the moment over this constant downpour!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Freezer
Congratulations Metservice on another forecast fukup
Pissed down last night and I was up at 4am checking drains. I’ll give you that one
Today was to be worse with thunderstorms. Right now at work I need sunglasses to look out the window with blue sky and white clouds. You fuked that one up
Not too worried about next week. If they say it is going to rain then I know there is a good chance the sun will be shining and the blowies bathing in it
Sounds like you are a pro and we should get our forecasts from you? I don't think it would be as easy as you think to predict weather :D As a side note, it is not wise to base all weather considerations on one site. More likely to get a good forecast picture by lining a number of them together.Quote:
Originally Posted by sako75
Side note I don't think you will have sunnys on all day :)
Generally go for Metvuw.
Hard to plan work outside when they get it wrong from 1 day before. Concrete cutters booked for 8am Friday so cross fingers
The usual saying - if the stone outside is wet it is raining. If it is dry then rain is on the way
Whats it like now? Metvuw is 6 hours between charts. Try yr.no for hourly forecast and normally quite good.Quote:
Originally Posted by sako75
Its pretty wet here now. Few houses in trouble from what I saw picking up the gromet from kindy
Road into waikaremoana is blocked.
Jesus from the look of it the deer get a few rest days while the country try's to dry out.
In the mean time I'm out this weekend after Roe and Muntjac :thumbsup:
And the big bonus is I just checked my emails and see that I've got Kellys block for next year on Stewart island:thumbsup::thumbsup::cool: got to be one of the longest travel times for deer stalking :wtfsmilie:
Can't wait :XD:
It's fucking with the program! We have changed areas 3 times now. No choppers this year!
250 to 300 has fallen in Southern Ruahines in 48hrs
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
Sounds like someone needs a bottle of single maltQuote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
On ya Pointer. Credit where credit is due.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointer
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.
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:thumbsup: 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:XD:
Looks to be the size of a large hare:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Little bit bigger, buck gets to the size of a Labrador, hard buggers to skin:omg:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
And I thought the whitetail were small...
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.
Yep there small, but not as small as the African Dikdik.Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
These Muntjac run around all hunched over like pigs. Nice eating though......once you get the bloody skin off:fighting:
Good to hear. Supposed to flying in Wednesday lunchtime for a week - fingers crossed we can get in
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.
First time look at Southern end of doc block
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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.
Did you take a quad up?Quote:
Originally Posted by mawzer308
No but that was another chap who was in there at the same time.
