Thread: tramping/hiking into roar blocks during ballot

Or maybe an Australian idea? ��

It’s our country so fill your boots, a tramper wandering through a block will mean bugger all to the local deer population, they have seen smelt people all year round, a tramper walking through your river flat or high ridge will hardly effect the stag or hinds in the next clearing.

Sure you’ve got a ballot block but by the third period you know your block has being walked all over..but that “one” stag is just that ..he’s sneaky , quiet , cunning then he’s gets ….maybe just hungry or starving.. and then it’s your on feed tree , slip , face ,that he’s chewing

@Rees What block?

Plenty of people on here have haast roar blocks.


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No regulation prevent you to… Just use a bit of common sens I guess. Depending the configuration of the block, if there is a risk your activity will ruin the party for these lads then it’s a shit move especially from a fellow hunter. Place yourself in the opposite situation, you waited for the trip of the year, saved all these brownies point, invested in flash new gear, arranged travel, accomodation then bump into a tramper/hunter that scented all the playground….
Personally if I’m off for a hike with family and bump into hunters at the car park, I ask them what’s their plan and change our itinerary to make sure we won’t bother them.

Not everyone cares about hunting and may just want to go tramping and they can do that on doc land during the roar, sure its annoying for the hunters but its part of the deal on public land, you on the other hand clearly know its its not ideal for the hunters to have someone hiking around a block they're in-Dont be a dork mate, if you don't have to be"hiking" around that time don't go.

No, it was a silly thing to say...

Originally Posted by Trout

No its not a silly thing to say.Its a safer way to approach the situation for a none hunting person.

Lake Edith burn, elkapo river

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

What wap block you got again? Might head in for a tramp.

Sorry but you are clearly a hunter, actively tramping in a ballot block when you probably no it will annoy the hunting party a bit seems like a weird idea.

Thanks for all level headed ,realistic replies.

Will continue on with Plans.

We want to visit some Huts and check out some Valleys..
Tramp on

Had many roars in the Hollyford ,meet plenty of trampers not an issue at all plenty of country for everyone

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Originally Posted by tibo

No regulation prevent you to… Just use a bit of common sens I guess. Depending the configuration of the block, if there is a risk your activity will ruin the party for these lads then it’s a shit move especially from a fellow hunter. Place yourself in the opposite situation, you waited for the trip of the year, saved all these brownies point, invested in flash new gear, arranged travel, accomodation then bump into a tramper/hunter that scented all the playground….
Personally if I’m off for a hike with family and bump into hunters at the car park, I ask them what’s their plan and change our itinerary to make sure we won’t bother them.

Yeah fair. Many kiwis hunt along the access tracks ?

But fair. I hear you a little bit but the Rules are what they are.. typical roar block the hunters will have left with first 3 days no sightings ������

Originally Posted by Rees

Lake Edith burn, elkapo river

Good luck bud if you are on a lake front block you might see less deer than you will tramping through someone’s Haast block.

Originally Posted by Rees

typical roar block the hunters will have left with first 3 days no sightings ������

Utter rubbish !!

Plenty of us have spent way longer in a roar block without seeing a deer and had a great time !!!

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Ahhh rubbish.

Heaps of Massive Elk on the lake fronts , might even see a Moose

I've heard most get hyped up an leave after 3 days cos there's no sightings, noise or prints.......

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Good luck bud if you are on a lake front block you might see less deer than you will tramping through someone’s Haast block.

Thanks man , wish you knew more than you put out 🤣🤣🤣

I'm in a Moose block an will shoot anything resembling a Ruahine head 🤣🤣🤣