Thread: Hunting NI - Inland East Coast? where to start?

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

spring Waikaremoana - was senior Ranger there for 8 yrs so know it well - spring will not happen there until about second week of November - at present will be frosts and damn cold lower valleys - deer will be high - but lots of them - try upper hopuruahine catchment - hunt the high ridges - deer will be on the move chasing windfall - if sunny watch slips they like to come out if there is any sun high up - they likely wont be down in the valley bottoms - Now its Waioeka ( not weka nothing to do with the weka bird- name means white water ) was Ranger in there for 5 years - try southern end up Opato catchment - head up northern side - again to early for spring - hunt high - or ask landowner up Wairata road if you can go to Kotepato hut up the main river - again hunt the high ridges - leave me PM if you want more info

Waikaremoana will have a bit off snow around from the dump yesterday but shouldn't hang for long. Same with the top end of the Waioeka @Barry the hunter the opato is not like it was land owner has opened back up all the old tracks and now got no hunting signs on the boundary i believe. I think the boundary starts near the old fire place in the main river with out looking on a map. You will know where i mean. I can give you more info in a pm if you want Barry off what tracks etc seems you know the area