Marinated some wallaby back steaks and bbqed them last night. Delicious and tender. I want more. Can anyone recommend a good area in the North Island. Closer to Northland the better. Also has anyone eaten the back legs?
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Marinated some wallaby back steaks and bbqed them last night. Delicious and tender. I want more. Can anyone recommend a good area in the North Island. Closer to Northland the better. Also has anyone eaten the back legs?
Sure do, though they are likely bigger than yours. I have separated the muscles out and used for stir fry, or roasted, or casseroled, ... Really nice meat.
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ild-pork-6591/
also
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-patties-5927/
looks tasty. I'm keen on a roadtrip to bag a few.
They are hooked on them here. TR wants to bag some herself, just need to find some without the matagouri.
I don't even know what that meansQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
TimeRider doesn't like the matagouri, doesn't like the pointy bits on it, nor spaniard, bush lawyer, ....
Around the lakes at Rotorua,I hunted Okataina. It sure is good meat.
come to australia, you'll be tripping over them and roos!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnino
Yip Dundees onto it just walk thru the native anywhere round the Rotorua lakes and pop them off as they pop up. easy.
Id give you some spots but theres so fucken many of them I dont really need too.
Happy hoppy hunting :pacman:
When does the closed season start down there?
There's a closed season on pest species?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
I know nothing about wallabys.
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Not sure, it used to be on the doc permit when you download it but havent had one of those for a couple of years been getting my fix at work.
From memory its pretty much dec and jan but dont quote me on that.
Just for shooting round the lakes so we don't scare away all the visiting jafasQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
Ahh i see:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by big_foot
When madJon moved down here he thought our lakes were closed to hunting over summer. Yea within 200m of a track not the whole national park.:D
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The pests are the JAFFAs
Rotoma, Rotoehu, Tarawera, Rotoiti, Okataina them feckers are everywhere....
Cool to know. Thanks all. Is that all public access Gibo?
Yeah mate look up the Rotorua lakes area on the Doc website or go into Koordinates and overlay the doc areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnino
Koordinates - the one place for geodata
Awesome, thanks
Just make sure the area you take a liking to can be hunted, as you know not all DOC land allows hunting :)Quote:
Originally Posted by johnino
Some areas are strictly for hugging trees ;)
OK. I guess DoC would be the ones to contact about that?
Yip, or look at the open area hunting permit map http://www.doc.govt.nz/global/huntin...-map-small.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by johnino
Should be sweet in the green areas. Id be inclined to hit that block SE of lake Rotoma.
Shaweet!
FYI I dont hunt wallibies so this is just my opinion. Have seen plenty in there though.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnino
There may be some others that actually target the things that could point out a better piece of Green land?
I work in the forestry north of the green block that is east of Rotoma, shes fuckin riddled, all our tracks are coverd in prints every morning, see them all over the place. Best place to access is off Matahi road off SH30 by the Rotoma boat ramp, just go up and get into the native at top of the hill. Easy as.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
They are quite inquisitive too. Had 4 of them staring at me one day from 10ish metres, didnt seem to give a shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by big_foot
There you go Johnino, you have a strong lead here. :)
If they run just let out a whistle and they usually will stop and look at you for a few seconds.
They sure are tasty little buggers :yum:
My first Dama Wallaby was shot with a .270 as the permit said no rimfires. I wanted a life size mount from the taxidermist but the .270 gave a new meaning to stuffed:wtfsmilie:
Not long ago a firewood merchant was working in our block and his dog took off down into our bush, when he went after it he apparently come across a Scotsman with a fiddle trying to do some "pied piper" shit to get the wallabies out of the bush before we logged it...to much electric puha for that chap me thinks:wtfsmilie:
Ha Ha ha fuck thats gold!!! Some peeps are bloody hard case in their antics.Quote:
Originally Posted by big_foot
CLASSIC !Quote:
Originally Posted by big_foot
He should be on the boat this morning, we need a little more wind!
What a wierdo. Too many substances for sure. Thanks Big Foot a mate of mine in the forestry up here suggested similar.