Thread: Lake Sumner Red Deer

Hello again everyone,

I am the American from Hawaii coming in April for the roar. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching YouTube videos to decide on a good area. I first thought about Arthurs Pass national Park Poulter River but when I contacted the park personnel they were discouraging saying the WARO boys were hitting the tops. Therefore I’m looking toward Lake Sumner recreational hunting area to get away from WARO. I have decided to probably ride my mountain bike from Lake Taylor to Loch Katrine, lift my bike over the locked gate and continue riding to the Hurunui river, cross the swing bridge and continue up to Mackenzie Creek. Hide the bike on DOC land and start climbing. The topo maps show a nice flat topped 1200 m high ridge to the east of Mackenzie Creek for a fly camp spot that looks promising. Possibly go up to the Nelson Tops. DOC says permission from Lakes Station is not necessary for foot travel but I would like to get biking access permission. I can not find contact info for Lakes Station. Can anyone send me contact info?

Another option I considered is the Nina river easy ridge up toward Mt. Norma.

A third spot is the Lewis tops.

Any advice or observations would be appreciated.

I plan to pack out all the meat. I plan to buy a freezer for my friend Jason Millichamp. Let me know if you want any free meat.