Thread: What to do over December

Ok, so i have a rare to me oppertunity this december. About mid december to mid-January (some work days still) where wife and kids will be overseas visiting familty and i will be left gaurding the home and the beer fridge (terribly sad i know )

Anyhow, i reckon i should be making the most of it hunting wise. Being north island based, the idea to pack the ute and do a south island tiki tour filled with shooting many tahr,chamois and wobblies sounds appealing, but then so does a trip to hawkes bay that is supposedly heaving with deer.

I was thinking a decent 1 week plus sika mission up on the kaweka tops but not sure how the season will be, last time i went december the deer were all lower down.

What would you do if you were me. Im a bit wary that a south island trip could become costly.