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A couple of articles have been posted about Mt White's access being restricted by the new station owners. I've seen mention of them in other threads but I thought I'd post one here for those interested in having a read:
Recent article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/28/im...-force-us-out/
One from last year: https://newsroom.co.nz/2023/04/26/mo...national-park/
I used to go in every winter for a week
Great times had
But it all turned to shit a few years ago
Very sad because a nice piece of country with moderate animal numbers
But access became almost impossible
yea, used to use the Barnes family accomodation to access to fishing the rivers back there. Now even the lake by the musterers old accommodation is now controlled and considered exclusive.
Happy to pay track fees but those are now gone for access to the back of the station - access is only granted to those paying for accomodation etc. :(
I don’t know mt white from my arse, but I just had a look on the map and it looks like there’s a wide marginal strip up the poulter. Does anyone drive up that?
Not sure sorry. Like @akaroa1 said there's good country up there, just a shame it's blocked off. And if they don't let people hunt, animal numbers could get a bit out of control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mararoa
Used to be able to drive up but walking and mountain biking only now. The land on either side of the Poulter is owned by the station up to the park boundary. The station was being waro'd a couple of weeks back tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Mararoa
One time we were in after they had taken WARO 400 deer out the week beforeQuote:
Originally Posted by Springy
We still saw plenty of animals
It not like we were neat hunting and we could afford to be fussy
I mostly hunted with a muzzleloader or vintage rifle which is nice when numbers are high because you muck up a few hunts
Owned or leased from the crown?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaro
Crown lease
Didn't go through land tenure review
4wd clubs used to go in there all the time, it's a fair way in but you followed a track up the true right until you got to a huge scree slip, then drove down that. Was also access to the river further back downstream. If it started drizzling or raining when you were driving back up the slip then ya had a hell of a mission getting the trucks back up. Last I heard of a club going in was 2-3yrs ago.
I had a very exciting time on that very slip 30 years ago when driver got distracted crossing it. 5 hours later and a bit of work and we were away again.
This "moment" wouldn't of involved two lads from Ashburton in a creamy coloured truck cab land rover by chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Asking for a friend:)
He’s certainly spent a lot of money on the place, flash road, huts, developing new pastures, beekeepers, etc I doubt he pays much tax though
If it were a holden powered swb one it may haveQuote:
Originally Posted by mark_k
Ah, yeah um.. That driver was probably me then.. I have a photo at home of the damn thing hanging over the edge of the track attached to a Hi lift jack.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
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Originally Posted by mark_k
Question: If the Poulter is 4x4 driveable only sometimes, is it jetboatable?? If so, may go for a nosey next year when we do another South Island tour;)
Boat it and flip the bird to the Czech.However check on the uplifting dates - only a short window available.needs good flow.Can get to the East Poulter Junction in a fresh
Yes it is boatable, depends on your boat, your bank balance, your skill......and the river level. Has been boated quite often, but its one helluva long haul out if something goes wrong. An inflatable jet would be the go. And the park boundary is where most 4WD's and motorbikes stop as not allowed in the park. Not sure if that applies to boats, probably does.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
If memory serves correctly you applied hand brake and switch off truck and said something witty.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark_k
The river was a long way down.
I have boated it once several years ago in a good flow, beautiful bit of country up there, yup even in good flow it's a bit boney in places, the new inflatable outboard jets would be ideal :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Husky1600#2
Sorry Danny, the only photo I have from that era on my phone is me in my undies holding a dead possum in the watchdog hut..Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
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Originally Posted by mark_k
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Originally Posted by mark_k
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Originally Posted by Husky1600#2
Yep. Was stunned with where we got in March in ours. Most river barge owners said we were crazy going jetboating in March, but the weee inflatable proved them wrong. And when you do hit issues, you are only having to drag around 150kgs of boat...
Will check up on the uplifting dates.
Photo must of been taken before we winched the back around, 30+ yrs later I still remember rolling down in nothingness hoping to stop at the cutting underneath.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
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I would hate to think how many bloody hours on the shovel has been spent digging trucks out of that slip, or digging a new cutting after it got washed out for the umpteenth bloody time! Pretty sure i could account for 40 or 50!Quote:
Originally Posted by mark_k
"Applied the handbrake".....in a series Land Rover :D:D:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
I see the old high lift jack winch in operation. Back in the days when electric winches cost almost as much as the Landy. Good memories.
Poulter is definitely boatable.. I had a jet44 many years ago and got it just past the shingle slide that is shown in the photo of the landie. There were 3 boats and we could of got further easily. Mates got an old jet boat to Bull creek hut up the east branch but broke it and sunk it on the way out never to be seen again... A mate has had his outboard jet up thru the east branch gorge a few times now and done it almost easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
About 25 years ago i picked up a fibreglass jetboat motor cover from under some beech trees, beside a massive pig bed, about 3/4 of the way through the East Branch. Looked like an older fiibreglass cover from a 20 or a 32. Was in perfect condition, No cracks or anything. Too cumbersome to carry out so we stowed it a little higher in the trees away from the old flood line.Quote:
Originally Posted by sore head stoat
2015 Quad biked to the Doc boundary. Saw plenty of pigs on station land, some cracker deer in velvet up high too.
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Fishing the Cox well up behind the station land.
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Do you pay an access fee for the gate code ? Or is it not locked to head in thru that easement to the park boundary ?
all locked up now. They want $250 for access fee.
Back then, the river was low, so could cross the poulter in the quad bike around their gate.
Also back then $50 gate fee to ride up to upper cox / nigger stream public land.
