Thread: Smoky Hunting Block - Stewart Island

Originally Posted by allister

I hunted North Tikotatahi December last year. I took a bunch of photos of the hut and all the gear in it because if found little info on what would be there and what I needed to take. Always meant to post them on here so others could be more prepared. I took a small transistor radio and it picked up most stations. We could listen to TV3 news each night at 6 if we weren't away hunting. I shot a yearling but the highlight of the trip for me was seeing a tiny fawn bedded down on the edge of a clearing. It watched us for about a minute then legged it before the iPhone would turn on to take a photo. One thing that surprised me was the lack of birds. In southland bush you can hardly hear yourself think over all the bird noise but it was real silent down there.

Did you ever put up those pictures of the North Tikotatahi hut? Doing a trip down there Feb next year and would be interested in what is outside the hut eg. fireplace, table, seating