Thread: Mangatainoka doc hut

Originally Posted by Nickoli

Go get 'em Hebe - I'm very familiar with the Dead Dog Hut area; Dad & I do the trap lines into there from Herricks Hut and up to No Man's Road. Got to say the Onga Onga in there is pretty mild compared to other areas though. Keep a good watch on your furry mate - ensure your dog doesn't get a face full of it as that really hits their breathing (from what I've seen with my old dog) as I'm sure you've seen.

Yep, we just got unlucky I think. We were on a deer and he had just popped onto a wee rise ahead of me but out of my sight. I put him on the stop , turned out he’d sat down in a clump of it. Poor bugger shivered all night infront of the fire.

Originally Posted by hebe

Yep, we just got unlucky I think. We were on a deer and he had just popped onto a wee rise ahead of me but out of my sight. I put him on the stop , turned out he’d sat down in a clump of it. Poor bugger shivered all night infront of the fire.

Its not to bad in there for onga onga, doesn't grow in massive thickets like lower down but heaps of knee high stuff

As Woody said, you can carry some antihistamine for the woofer. The "human" stuff is fine so you can use it as well if you get hit, but check on the dose for the dog with the vet. That Onga Onga is nasty shit, I reckon it would make a great alternative to razor wire for the boundary fence

Originally Posted by hebe

Yep, we just got unlucky I think. We were on a deer and he had just popped onto a wee rise ahead of me but out of my sight. I put him on the stop , turned out he’d sat down in a clump of it. Poor bugger shivered all night infront of the fire.