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My mate and I are planning on hunting in Te Urewera in a couple of weeks
We're thinking about a 4-5 day trip down from Auckland.
Any of you guys got any experience hunting there?
Where are good access points and places to park? we were thinking somewhere in Ruhatanua maybe?
Hopefully all goes well and we'll manage to get a couple animals each :thumbsup:.
Get hold of Richard White from Ruatahuna and get him to drop you off through his clearing, it will cost you about $70 for the pair of you.
Walk down river to Te Totara hut, its warm and a nice wee hut. Contact number is 07 3663941 or you can e-mail him at Ahurei Adventures. Richard is a hell of a nice bloke
and knows the area well
Good advice there. Theres also plenty of nice campsites past Ruatahuna towards the Lake. At least with a road end mission you can take a few comforts.
Thanks, I'll contact him.
You wont go wrong with Richard Tim
+1. Hell of a nice guy, in with you if possible
Just don't piss him off ;)
Spend some time on Te ureweras website for permits and boundaries. Don't hunt the Maori land
horomunga youll need a tent all the huts have been burnt down in there wankers
Is it not all Maori land now, in a manor of speaking ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Parky
Yeah that's what I thought, I'm guessing the "private Tuhoe land" was meant?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
would it be correct for me to assume I can hunt on any "open" area that I want as long as I have a permit.
Do you know if Te Totara Hut is still standing, seems like a good place to go as Chop3r suggested.Quote:
Originally Posted by northdude
You now get a permit from Tuhoe direct, not doc.
Tetotara was very much still there a year ago. Richard White is your man
Not sure midway was the last one to get burnt there were 2 others further down weren't doc huts but anyone was welcome to stay in them they were nice huts as well
How's they get burned down anyway? Was it arson or accidents?
Can't say for sure and don't quote me as romour has it that it was arsonholes
Need to get a permit via this Tim Permission for Hunting : Tuhoe
Yep its still standing, was down there for a walk 2 months ago
Just a quick update if anyone's interested:
Contacted Richard, and he told me he's sorta closed down his hunting operations for winter, because of this (and the realization it's probably gonna be cold as fuck and pissing down all the time) we've decided to postpone our trip to Te Urewera to spring.
Instead we're probably gonna go bowl some goats over around kings country/Taranaki next week as we got contacts there.
SOFT!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim.G
Im taking my wife and 2 kids (5 and 2.5 years) to the lake in a couple of weeks.
I must admit that the creek down to the Te Totara Stream can get a tad ugly now and then. The locals tell me that there was a big flood down there and shit did it clean up a lot of trees and river flats. Checking on one part of the creek I would say that it was around 2 metres higher than normal. YipeeeeeQuote:
Originally Posted by Tim.G
So not so soft wise discussion for novice hunters! Good thinking guys.
It's been well over 40 years since I've hunted the Parahaki, Waiau. I suppose it's changed a lot with regards to the vegetation density. What's the hunting like in late spring, early summer like nowadays?
Bummer, was planning on heading into the te totara for an explore in a couple of weeks.
Jim Tahi will sort you out for a drop off Nick. 07 3663100
A bit of history/folklore re Te Totara flooding. In the mid eighties my father and I wandered around there for a week. Caught up with a trapper called Neville? He was based at Whites Clearing with his partner (Kathy?) and had a couple of decent bivvies around the area. He was given a horse that he named Chinaman after the previous owner who drowned in a flash flood in Te Totara Stream. Chinaman went on to be a good packhorse for skins etc until he dropped dead on the main track to Central Waiau. A chopper (probably a 300) was called in however couldn't lift the whole carcass so it had to be done in a couple of trips.
I injured my knee while in there and Neville was good enough to let me ride one of his horses out to the motorbikes at Whites Clearing. This was a few haircuts ago so I can't vouch for the detail. Moral of the story is to respect Te Totara Stream in heavy rain events.
Was that the guy from Tirau ? if so he is still wondering around and stays at Richards hut on the clearing. If it is him then I first meet him in 1969 when he was meat hunting from the road end. As far as I am aware Chinaman belonged to Ivan White and as you say he was a bloody good pack horse and could carry a fair old load of animals. I understand that the horse got the name Chinaman as he tossed one off after spooking on a dead cattle beast and the rider, who just happened to be chinese, was killed.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwiaviator
Is he an owner in the clearing ?Quote:
Originally Posted by stevodog
He was originally from up Tirau/Putararu from memory. Good to hear hes still around. Charlie Jane mentions him in one of his books as well. Thanks for the clarification and extra info on Chinaman Chop3r.
I had a chat with him couple of months back. He has slowed down on the hunting and his wife has to go with him now so he doesnt get lost.