Thread: Edison River Delivers

Great story and trip, you will all be pleased with the results , Well Done.

Shit hot!
Nice skin on the nanny tahr Philippe

The only consolation(I have been there and we got snowed in camp and only got one afternoons hunting in) I take from this epic trip is that during our stay my mate took a dump in a snow storm about right where your tent is pitched.... Nice work.

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Cool trip, what cal is the canon?

Some ripper bulls, well done. But when did whiskers start flying Antonov's ? That's a shit load of gear in the camp set up ����

Good one mate.

Thanks for the write up. Love the birds Lots of fantastic pics taken too

Originally Posted by Wildman

The only consolation(I have been there and we got snowed in camp and only got one afternoons hunting in) I take from this epic trip is that during our stay my mate took a dump in a snow storm about right where your tent is pitched.... Nice work.

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Hahahaha plenty of "landmines" there now, Yeah she'd be a prick of a place to hunt when it snow's.

Originally Posted by tikka

Cool trip, what cal is the canon?

338 Edge, The scope I had ordered never turned up in time so I mounted my big arse 4-24 VX6 varmint scope on her, did the trick once I got it sighted in properly.

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Some ripper bulls, well done. But when did whiskers start flying Antonov's ? That's a shit load of gear in the camp set up ����

lol Yeah gota do it right. Two trips each way, had both birds follow each other on the way in, looked friggen cool with em both taking off ( will dig out the vid & post up ) Can't fault James service, top notch as usual

Great pics, like the camp setup and memorable times

Originally Posted by Philipo

Right'o heres a quick story & some pics of last week, enjoy


So I drew "Edison River" for the fifth week of the Tahr ballot & to be honest I knew nothing about the place, The txt's went out to see who was keen, Big Al aka Blaser & Caleb aka Shandy were starters, after a couple of guys pulling the pin we ended up with Shane aka 199p taking the last spot.

After an early start on Friday we made it to Greymouth for the night then off to James Scott's for a Saturday morning fly in & what a bwety day to fly.

Set up camp & decide to go for an afternoon wander, Al & Shane head up the steep climb on the left of the valley, Caleb & I go up the right. Around 4:00 we hear a shot & I soon see the boys heading up the ridge doing a retrieve, back at camp & we eventually see their headlamps cutting through the dark then coming slowly down the hill, back at camp around 8:00 & Shane had shot his first SI beastie turned out to be a 13.5 Bull, not a bad way to pop ya cherry & a great start to the trip ( sorry I haven't got a pic of it )

Next day & Shane spends the day at camp sorting his Tahrs pelt etc while Alister, Caleb & I head up around towards the right to glass some large bluffs & cliff faces, we spot a few animals & then one a little lower down in a spot that might work for a retrieve, a look through the spotter & yes it's a goer so we sidel around and get Caleb into position behind Al's R93 at 475yards, The bugger was sitting down enjoying the Sun & was a pretty cool cat, our attempts to get him to stand up by waving & yelling finally paid off and after about 30 mintues the shot was on, Boomfa & down he tumbled, We got over to discover him laying on the rocks well fuk me 14.5" Bull. Calebs first Tahr & it's a monster, Bugger me we're good guides lol

We ended up bush bashing & glassing on Monday, Tuesday was a camp day as rain set in, then late afternoon it was action stations as Shandy spotted a Chammie from camp, I grabbed the Edge and in the fading light I got a shot at him, missed but luckily he moved into a better position on a small bluff at 550yards "smack" & down he went, we & found him the next day in a steep water fall, Farken mint my first Chammie & a 9.75" to boot, CHUR


The next day we split up again & Al & Shane went towards the area where Caleb had scored his bull, while Caleb & I went up & along a large basin of scree slopes, I spot a group of animals and a large shaggy Bull standing on a ridge, so I make a bee line for him, get to within 630yards using a large rock for cover I set up the Edge & blow him off his feet "sweet" then another animal comes into the scope about 10yards behind where the Bull was, In the heat of the moment I thought it was a nanny ( We were after a nice skin & some back steaks ) so Boomfa and down it goes. We head up to get the business done & find a nice 11"+ & discover that the other animal was a young 8"ish bull laying only 10 meters away, thats a bit of a bummer, but we make the most of it & take some nice tender steaks & Caleb skins it out to take the pelt home. I load up the Eberlestock with my big hairy skin, back steaks, rifle & all my other shit, bloody hell it must have weighted nearly 40kilos lol


Al shoots a nice 12"plus that arvo & has some real fun trying to retrieve after it gets held up on a cliff face, but brings back what he can & then shoots a nice little Chammie the next day ( sorry no pics of that either lol )

All in all a mint trip.


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Wicked trip mate, thoose photos blow my mind rings. 199 tells me keas like tents..... alot

Great trip, write up and pics. The smiles tell it all.

Fantastic. Some awesome trophies there.

Awesome trip by the sounds of it well done all.
Much Kea damage to the tents?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Awesome trip by the sounds of it well done all.
Much Kea damage to the tents?

shitloads, the big canvas tent only slowed them down a little, small tents got smashed.

Originally Posted by Blaser

shitloads, the big canvas tent only slowed them down a little, small tents got smashed.

Yea cheaky destructive little fucks....cant help but like em all the same tho.....Much like Phillipo