Thread: Molesworth

For 52 hours flying in the Clarence now you'd get closer to 15,000 goats

Originally Posted by gimp

For 52 hours flying in the Clarence now you'd get closer to 15,000 goats

I'm rafting it in a months time with the family, hopefully won't run out of ammo on the first day !

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Originally Posted by gimp

For 52 hours flying in the Clarence now you'd get closer to 15,000 goats

Utterly incorrect, more like 30,000. It's bad in parts and DOC do a skim through in a 500 occasionally, expensive and in the big picture ineffective. The last time goats were reduced to low numbers in there it was because of foot cullers

Originally Posted by Puddleduk

Utterly incorrect, more like 30,000. It's bad in parts and DOC do a skim through in a 500 occasionally, expensive and in the big picture ineffective. The last time goats were reduced to low numbers in there it was because of foot cullers

There are still ground hunters working in there regularly taking 300-700/ block /trip.

Originally Posted by Shearer

There are still ground hunters working in there regularly taking 300-700/ block /trip.

DOC shooters, six I think, flew into Molesworth on morning of 04/11/24. They used the same chopper as us before we flew out of Upper Spray. We used to see bugger-all goats over most of station in the 80's-90's, bit different now. There's always been heaps of goats in the Clarence. Rafted down the river from Accomodation House back in 80's, we all ran out of ammo from memory before we got to Gibson Stream. Two .222's, one 270 and a 308 in the group from memory. Good times.

Notice the area that was shot is almost closed off to hunters. It's only open for a few weeks a year in mid winter with difficult access if there's snow. No wonder they needed to reduce the numbers.

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Originally Posted by r87mm

Notice the area that was shot is almost closed off to hunters. It's only open for a few weeks a year in mid winter with difficult access if there's snow. No wonder they needed to reduce the numbers.

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If you’re talking about homestead area that’s closed to hunting pretty much. Travellers hunting block is easy walking from Lake Sedgemere area if you’re keen and put the effort in, assuming you can get over Island Saddle which is snowed in occasionally or through Rainbow Stn. for a gate fee. Used to be some good stags in the lower Alma area.

I've shot plenty of hinds in the blocks I've had in there this year. You all should too.