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What's the southern Ruahines like to hunt this time of year? I'm looking at driving up from welly next weekend maybe taking the road up to the mediaworks transmitter on the south end then walking in.
Is it worth the drive at the moment?
Haven't been up there before so don't know what the area's like
Definitely worth it on a nice day. Winter hunting is great. Bush stalk the warm north facing sheltered guts or watch a nice north facing slip that gets the sun
Like stagstalker said, hunt the warmer stuff. Top third.
Keep an eye out just below the leatherwood belt if watching slips. Feed will be scarce so they tend not to move around as much. Time of day isn't so relevant, quite often see them pop out at the sun mid afternoon.
Definitely worth a look!
It's not very wintery in the Ruahines no snow at all at present, just wind and rain.
That could all change tomorrow [emoji1787]
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The clear eye in behind a southerly is an excellent time to be in there.
Looks like there will be snow there by SundayQuote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.
Make the most of this winter. 1080 drop planned for 29000 ha of the northern end in spring 2023
https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/nat...me/operations/
Ensure that you are a member of nzda and become part of the lobbying for deer repellent. Don’t listen to the nay-sayers, both the Association and repellent are effective.Quote:
Originally Posted by mkm
Looks like the new repellent is even more effective judging from what the Kaweka results were.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
What pisses me off Is they don't warn enough this is the first I've heard of it can't find a map of the area they will do and when. Just looked at the ospri website and they have a different list of different places planned for this year. I'd like to know how far down the ruahines they will be going as it may have an effect on the area I like to hunt .
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I wouldn't let it bother youQuote:
Originally Posted by Phill243
I've hunted the northern area after all the drops and before and haven't noticed any lack of animals at all.
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Battle For Our Birds, same area as the last 2 drops. North of Sunrise hut and over to the western side as well. Be a map kicking around somewhere from the previous drops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phill243
Do they put bird repellant in it now?
Yea that's what I was thinking but hey had also made noises of doing more of the ruahines south of that stuff too a couple years ago . So I was kinda wondering . Yea battle for the birds then they go and drop it on all the Kias in the south island .Quote:
Originally Posted by TLB
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Deer repellent. They need some prompting but OSPRI in particular play the game OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lurch
The reality is that any bird by-kill is far outweighed by the ecological gains.
I just checked the DoC pesticide summary and no mention of the operation as either proposed or planned so have emailed the PN office to enquire why. The other ops are there such as Southern Ruapehu and the Taranaki ops but not the Ruahine one. I have seen a map of the proposed treatment area and it covers the same as last time and about another 1500 ha added on the southern side. I think if hunters got proactive and started emailing the PN office with requests for repellent and also including the Game Animal Council in the email we might get some traction, but we have to get going now. If the GAC get plenty of mail requesting repellent be used in the operation then Tim Gale can advise the minister of the interest and value of the herd, but he needs the evidence from us hunters. The new repellent trialled in the Kaweka operation seems to have worked as well or better than the EPRO version.