Thread: sika blocks

Originally Posted by tetawa

The Heli-sika fly in blocks with huts are "hammered" 9-10months each year. Very seldom they are without a party in residence.

But they still hold good numbers. Was in one a few weeks back, Only 1 of the 3 of us saw sika and we had to come out early due to crap weather.
Was too early for grass on the river flats and the hebe's up top had only just started to come back after winter. Still plenty of sign about 40mtr up off the valley floor and again just inside the tree line up top. Saw hoof prints were they had been crossing the valley floor a couple of km up stream as well.
I'm sure a lazy hunter (like myself) could get a meat animal on the river flats in late spring or early summer just by doing sun rise and sun set hunts.
Z