Thread: Kaimai's Thompsons Track

Weren't we going for a horse trek with Spook up there some time?

Originally Posted by Rushy

Weren't we going for a horse trek with Spook up there some time?

Spook is off up there on horse back tomorrow...gotta bunch of sheila's wanting to go up in November so have to do a bit of track clearing.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Weren't we going for a horse trek with Spook up there some time?

Id be keen on a trek up that hill if you guys do , id ride my own horse .

Go to the top today

Where the cross roads to the 100 acres used to be

The track from the crossroads up to the 100 acres is blocked with felled trees
The road in places is not the best

@Spook holy shite that's way worse than last time i went. I take it no hunting for a while up there then? Until they clear out

Originally Posted by possummatti

@Spook holy shite that's way worse than last time i went. I take it no hunting for a while up there then? Until they clear out

There are still ways-and-means of hunting up there...just gotta put a bit more effort into it...as the loggers move a bit more to the north stands of trees they will chew it up a bit as this photo shows...

They haven't thrashed the swamp and the little grass clearing (right of centre in photo below) that one used to have to sneak up on is now clearly seen from the road.

Boy is that a slip about to happen or what (last picture left of horses ear)

thanks for the update.. cheers

For those that know the area...the swamp is behind and to the right of the machinery and the cross roads are to the right, out of frame

And the only 'sign' we seen were these 'tracks'

Originally Posted by Spook

For those that know the area...the swamp is behind and to the right of the machinery and the cross roads are to the right, out of frame
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And the only 'sign' we seen were these 'tracks'
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Is the swamp your talking about the one that was right beside the track and there was the stream just to the side of it?

Originally Posted by possummatti

Is the swamp your talking about the one that was right beside the track and there was the stream just to the side of it?

Yes...the track to the left of the swamp is still open to access the 100 acres, but could disappear at any time with the logging.

@Spook man that sucks. what's all this activity doing to the deer ,surely they'd get scared into a new area? would it alright for me to walk up there via the main track or do I need to go up through the bush as to not annoy the workers up there?

Originally Posted by possummatti

@Spook man that sucks. what's all this activity doing to the deer ,surely they'd get scared into a new area? would it alright for me to walk up there via the main track or do I need to go up through the bush as to not annoy the workers up there?

As @Barefoot says, the deer are not too worried about the logging and with the earth torn up and the smashing of the under growth they will come out to play on the skid sites in the evenings...many times the loggers will tell you of deer walking the area that has just been felled.
The main track is signed off limits to all but those with permission to be there during work hours...if you want to go up there, you have to be in and out before and after their work hours...the hours of work have been posted on the forum at some time in the past...still plenty of area for hunting without going near the logging...as I have told you before, call by and I will point you in the right direction.

Deer/goat typically don't mind logging, it often drops food down to their level and new low level shrubs and grass in the following seasons.
The goats at work come out at work come out about 20mins after the guys knock off here and regularly walk over the skid sites

I wouldn't be too sure about that