Thread: A brief report and a few pics

Loved the write up @Hayden, thanks for taking the time to give us a good read. So different from what we do in the central N Island. No cover! Also the suggestions re tahr meat, I also had a pretty rough introduction to it and pretty much always turned away from it since, if there’s another option. Do you find nannies are preferable, is there a trick to prepping bulls?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Loved the write up @Hayden, thanks for taking the time to give us a good read. So different from what we do in the central N Island. No cover! Also the suggestions re tahr meat, I also had a pretty rough introduction to it and pretty much always turned away from it since, if there’s another option. Do you find nannies are preferable, is there a trick to prepping bulls?

Having grown up in BOP I miss the rolling hills of the Urawera and its ancient podocarp forests, the bark of the hind that you never saw but knew she was there somewhere, the call of the Kiwi at night. There’s something mysterious and calming about the place that just feels like you’re at home.

Re eating, the younger Tahr are always the target if we are after meat for the table. For the older bulls there’s a recipe involving a well-worn gumboot and……well, you get the picture. The best thing to do with them is have them turned into salamis.