Thread: Kaimai hunting areas

Originally Posted by possummatti

Sounds lie Tahu track brother.
Not many deer there now though apparently theres a few goats in the area.

Are you meaning the Tuahu Track?...the spot lighters keep going back there so they must be getting something for their troubles.

I was at around the 500 metre (asl) mark yesterday and was surprised at the amount of new grass growth that there was, usually this does not come until two weeks into September...the kowhai's have been in flower at the 200 metre mark for a week...you can read into this whatever you like but looks like an early spring.

Im looking forward ta spring growth both hunting wise , and buying in tukka for my nags is getting old quick .

Originally Posted by Spook

Are you meaning the Tuahu Track?...the spot lighters keep going back there so they must be getting something for their troubles.

Yea thats probably the one. Just down the road from thompsons right?
By spotlighters do you mean in vehicles or on foot. I though that was doc land and my permit says no spotlighting?

Originally Posted by possummatti

Yea thats probably the one. Just down the road from thompsons right?
By spotlighters do you mean in vehicles or on foot. I though that was doc land and my permit says no spotlighting?

Spotlighters do the rolling country up and around the lakes (Killarney) by vehicle and the tops and clearings off Tuahu and the private land above the pines by foot...when they were felling the pines security patrolled the area, but since they have gone it has been open slather...locked gate don't stop them, they either have keys or just ramp their quads over the gates...As for DoC, yes a lot of the land is theirs but I have never heard of them policing it. Of course the spotlighters would not know of DoC's policy on "no spotlighting" as they probably have never seen a permit.

About bloody time it was policed IMO

Doc never used to care about spotlighters as they were doing them a favor removing pests.
Since a few high profile incidents they probably are more strict on it but how do you police it?

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Originally Posted by Spook

Spotlighters do the rolling country up and around the lakes (Killarney) by vehicle and the tops and clearings off Tuahu and the private land above the pines by foot...when they were felling the pines security patrolled the area, but since they have gone it has been open slather...locked gate don't stop them, they either have keys or just ramp their quads over the gates...As for DoC, yes a lot of the land is theirs but I have never heard of them policing it. Of course the spotlighters would not know of DoC's policy on "no spotlighting" as they probably have never seen a permit.

interesting that there are deer down at the lakes. wouldn't have expected it. not really anyway to stop them I suppose . there will always be people out there that are exempt themselves to the rules

Originally Posted by possummatti

interesting that there are deer down at the lakes. wouldn't have expected it. not really anyway to stop them I suppose . there will always be people out there that are exempt themselves to the rules

If you are ever heading that way, let me know and I will point you to an area that I have found productive over the years.

Originally Posted by Spook

If you are ever heading that way, let me know and I will point you to an area that I have found productive over the years.

cheers Spook
are you a local around there mate or just a frequenter. last time i went up tuahu was just after duck shooting . me and my mate walked up to the hut at the top and stayed the night then headed along that west ridge for about 10km. saw a little bit of old goat sign but nothing pointing us towards any deer. recently i havent been out lately thou managed to get up thompsons a few weekends ago although cannot really venture much further than 5km either side of the track dues to me being only sixteen and prefer no to get too confident and finding myself in a predicament. im currently looking for a riffle as i will soon have my restricted drivers licence therefor i will be able to go up in my time rather than pesting mates to take me up. i have experience with riffles and have my firearms licence. would there be any particular riffle you would recomend to me as i will basically be hunting just the kaimais for now and being a student im a tight arse so dont have as much coin as you more experienced hunters. appreciate any help. thanks

he frequents lots of strange places. haha and a local at others. I'm sorry Spook, had to bet Rushy and his apprentices

some say he sleeps standing up

Some say the stench of his feet rots a pair of crocs per day

sounds to me he is the stig by the way your explaining him .

Some say that he has a chip on his pocket knife, half way down on the blunt side