Secateurs were a life saver! Saw some fresh sign on the track about 2hrs in and managed to track what looked like a reasonable sized stag along a ridge on the Waikato side for about a km or so until the thick stuff got the better of us and we couldn't go on without making too much noise. I wasn't expecting to see much, so I was stoked to get on to something so soon into the hike. Went out Sunday morning and checked out some clearings to the west of the hut, visibility was bad so we headed of at about 9am down the Wharawhara rd track got soaked! cant wait to get back out there. Thanks again for all the advice.
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