Has anyone been in this area recently. Im heading in this weekend. Any track updates or warnings. Hopfully will be checking out the area between the hut and the north south track slowly heading north back to te tuhi track.
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Has anyone been in this area recently. Im heading in this weekend. Any track updates or warnings. Hopfully will be checking out the area between the hut and the north south track slowly heading north back to te tuhi track.
Yep was there last week with a mate. Saw 4 other hunters walking in as we left and know of 2 other mates who hunted it the week earlier and saw 2 others so seems like it's being thrashed a bit. I'd suggest fly camping away from the hut but find a good stream coz it's dry as up there. Spooked a couple off to the east of the track that seemed to be where the most sign was
Been there also. Quite nice place and hut. Would suggest hunting far from the hut. Past the swampy bit. Should be less people there. Or try hurunui hut. It's a bit further south.
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Cheers guys. I was think head out earlt morning from the hut checking out areas in the middle between the north south track and the hut. Whats terrain like in there. Is i all dense supplejack.
Also thinking of venturjng off track south of the hut. All depends what sign i see.
Not to bad thru there pretty easy to avoid the suppleshit. South of hut at first light is good
There is a lot of supplejack. Stick to south facing faces and bring secateurs. You won't regret it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ecw23able
Ill definatelly take some secateurs. On google earth there looks like a few clearings that could be worth checking..
Do you think its worth while trying to them in?
Call them in
After you get to the top of the ridge you'll find the track to the hut that branches off to the right (it's sign posted), once you've taken the exit onto the hut track, get water from the first stream you come across, seemed to have the best quality water when we were up there. Stream closest to the hut was.. Rather earthy.
Not this time of year. They might respond to a fawn call or hind call. But it's no way near cold enough or short enough days for them to be roaring
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Originally Posted by ecw23able
With the amount of rain we have had in the last 24 hrs expect it to be very wet underfoot
wet over foot .....
(svpplejack tends to be worse on top of ridges. Yov will develop a knack of avoiding the worst. In my opinion secateurs are vandalism. It is quicker to pick your way through - it than cut it.)Quote:
Originally Posted by piwakawaka
And if the wind is from the west you could hunt the Same area by Camping around the mainNorth- SoUth Track Near the old Ngamuwahine biwy site.
If the bush ridges and Once-were- swamps' are toodry tryfollowing Small damp gullies there will be fresh feed and sign there.
still dry as a bone over on the plains...a little drizzle which has evaporated quick.. so I imagine the ranges got the big dumping?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonecrusher
Was up the on the 23rd of Dec (my entry is the one in charcoal) spooked a hind coming east before the first stream, Went looking around the west side of the track, easy to go round in circles in there but heaps of areas of good sign. Along the track between the duck pond and the hut someone had got lucky. Second time exploring along the ridge west of the Track but no deer again this time not helped by getting caught up in a bit of that supplejack. Will Message you some waypoints.
Couldn’t agree more with Bagheera - don’t fight the supplejack, work with/around it. I go bush because I love being there, not to destroy it. Your DoC permit states that you shouldn’t modify/vandalise the flora. You’re taking time out to go deerstalking, not slashing your way through the jungle trying to track down the VC.
I was in the southern end of the Kaimais on Friday and it was surprisingly dry (even though it was raining at the time). Some small streams were non-existant, and areas I was wading thru in July were dry underfoot. Rain radar today looked like it might have got a dumping though.
Great time to get in there after a dump of rain. Camp away from the huts. Heaps of good campsite about
Stag Ryan Ill keep an eye out for your entry.
And cheers. Ill check them out
I Saw you entry in the book, Cheers to who ever left the lantern in the hut its still there now but I did make good use of it. I headed to the swampy area in the north east of the hut and made my way through there till just before night fall, Slow going I forgot the damn secateurs Plenty of deer tracks throughout but it was mostly cutty grass and a shitload of supplejack, Slow and noise going, I sat down for a rest at one point in there and not long later I could here a strong consistent tapping against wood, Couldn't work it out but went to try investigate and it stopped. Possible deer? I did notice what seemed to be relatively fresh shit on my journey through there. The 'x' on google earth view was my starting point.Quote:
Originally Posted by StagRyan
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What sort of lantern? need to check my gear when I get home, and get out my GPS to grab those Way Points.
Some inflatable solar powered one, It belongs to the hut now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by StagRyan
On the subject of supplejack! You don’t need cutters!
If you look at how the plant grows you will find that is the weak link on how to get through.
Obviously if it’s a huge plant go round.
The trick is to look where it’s coming out of the ground, it’s base aim for that! As all its vines come up and away from there.
So your bending them in the direction that there naturally bending, not fighting against the plant.
Only took me two years to figure this out. Once you have the knack of it it’s like riding a bike.
Then you can sneak through and find all the deer VC that you like.
Better than RSI our tennis elbow from cutting. Plus look at the weight you save from not lugging those cutters around :thumbsup:
not mine to begin with:thumbsup:
