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    Caples Capers (Photo Heavy)

    Just had a week in the Upper Caples. Couldn't of got the weather any better with clear skies no wind and a frost each morning.

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    Mint spot huh. We had first period a couple years ago and had deer sleeping on the hut clearing every night. I think I might have a photo of a deer standing around the same place as the one in your fourth photo!

    Saw a few reds roaring on the way in, and a couple more up Kay Creek. Also saw some chamois up Kay Creek, one I chased for a day but he got the better of me.

    Interesting walking in and out with a large number of trampers around. Most were really good and foreigners were genuinely interested in our hunting adventures. We got rarked up by a couple of old boy trampers (think they were gay vegans) when we told them we'd only shot one deer for meat. Apparently hunters only have ourselves to blame for cullers being sent into cull deer (long time since this happned?) and 1080 being dropped to control numbers. And we are just whinging bastards who want all the access in the world to good hunting areas, but don't shoot the deer that are there, so basically are the cause of the deer problem in NZ, so we should be booted out of the backcountry for not "doing our job". I asked him why he thought trampers had more rights to the back country than us, sarcastically told him he was probably right about not shooting enough deer, then asked if he wanted some venison back steaks so I didn't have to carry them out of the valley and he told me to get F'd! Hahaha. F'n weirdos.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshC View Post
    Mint spot huh. We had first period a couple years ago and had deer sleeping on the hut clearing every night. I think I might have a photo of a deer standing around the same place as the one in your fourth photo!

    Saw a few reds roaring on the way in, and a couple more up Kay Creek. Also saw some chamois up Kay Creek, one I chased for a day but he got the better of me.

    Interesting walking in and out with a large number of trampers around. Most were really good and foreigners were genuinely interested in our hunting adventures. We got rarked up by a couple of old boy trampers (think they were gay vegans) when we told them we'd only shot one deer for meat. Apparently hunters only have ourselves to blame for cullers being sent into cull deer (long time since this happned?) and 1080 being dropped to control numbers. And we are just whinging bastards who want all the access in the world to good hunting areas, but don't shoot the deer that are there, so basically are the cause of the deer problem in NZ, so we should be booted out of the backcountry for not "doing our job". I asked him why he thought trampers had more rights to the back country than us, sarcastically told him he was probably right about not shooting enough deer, then asked if he wanted some venison back steaks so I didn't have to carry them out of the valley and he told me to get F'd! Hahaha. F'n weirdos.
    Funny as.
    Would have been funny to share a hut with them just to rark them up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshC View Post
    Mint spot huh. We had first period a couple years ago and had deer sleeping on the hut clearing every night. I think I might have a photo of a deer standing around the same place as the one in your fourth photo!

    Saw a few reds roaring on the way in, and a couple more up Kay Creek. Also saw some chamois up Kay Creek, one I chased for a day but he got the better of me.

    Interesting walking in and out with a large number of trampers around. Most were really good and foreigners were genuinely interested in our hunting adventures. We got rarked up by a couple of old boy trampers (think they were gay vegans) when we told them we'd only shot one deer for meat. Apparently hunters only have ourselves to blame for cullers being sent into cull deer (long time since this happned?) and 1080 being dropped to control numbers. And we are just whinging bastards who want all the access in the world to good hunting areas, but don't shoot the deer that are there, so basically are the cause of the deer problem in NZ, so we should be booted out of the backcountry for not "doing our job". I asked him why he thought trampers had more rights to the back country than us, sarcastically told him he was probably right about not shooting enough deer, then asked if he wanted some venison back steaks so I didn't have to carry them out of the valley and he told me to get F'd! Hahaha. F'n weirdos.
    Ha they probably need to a chance to catch there breath and that's why they talked to you for so long
    I really don't get it your out enjoying your pass time there doing the same and well lets have a go love the back stakes comment though top man! I wonder if golfers get the same grief? You know wasteing water and land on perfectly good ground that deer could run around on
    Next time remind them that it's stalkers and cullers that put in most of these tracks ah
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    The Trampers you bumped into sound typical arrogant pricks,,should have told them to go f*** themselves.
    Thanks for the report fella,mighty place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doinit View Post
    The Trampers you bumped into sound typical arrogant pricks,,should have told them to go f*** themselves.
    sweet irony

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    Great photos! Looked like some cracker frost alright!

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    Fantastic photos - fired up the legs to get fit and walk these beautiful areas.

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    Looks amazing

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    I showed a couple of the trampers at the hut some of the photos as they said they never saw any deer when walking, they were amazed at how well they blend in. It's a bit embarrassing the number of animals seen for the week in there as you say @JoshC we should be knocking a few more over. Might chopper in there next time

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    Sounds like you had a awesome trip , thanks for the pic,s iv never been in that area before. the weather has been great here haven't had a frost yet !! clear skys most days , we just tell the weather man to say its always raining so we don't get overrun from north islanders
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaraxa View Post
    Sounds like you had a awesome trip , thanks for the pic,s iv never been in that area before. the weather has been great here haven't had a frost yet !! clear skys most days , we just tell the weather man to say its always raining so we don't get overrun from north islanders
    You'd be wasting your time there's no deer in there anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shootm View Post
    You'd be wasting your time there's no deer in there anyway
    I no rite , they should include that in the forcast as well

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    So very envious.

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    Good shit Shootm, really top pix. Thanks for sharing

 

 

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