Pureora hunt and one blown foo foo valve

@mucko, @hunter270 and I met up with @sakokid at the chosen campsite for our weekend of hunting so a cup of tea/coffee and a quick chat then we hit the fartsack for a few hours of sleep. @hunter270, @sakokid and I were up well before the sparrows farted and they had only just farted when @mucko got up. Sakokid had already departed to begin his mission so a quick cup of coffee and stuffed a couple of buttered bread rolls down our gobs (mucko had his noodles) the three of us were off to begin what would be once again be the drastic demise of my foofoo valve.

Just as we entered the bush from the track first thing heard was the distinct barking of a hind but could not get a glimpse of it, so it was a slow and steady pace for our first descent into the creek bed. After hitting the creek we crossed over and began one of many uphill climbs on our way up @mucko heard a deer go trotting off at a steady pace before he could even get a chance to get sight of it. So a bit of sidling and a little while later we had a couple of hinds start barking their arses off at us so the mission was on to try and get these buggers in view to try and get one in our freezers and I was selected to lead the charge on this one only for them to go buggering off before we could get them into view which was a bit of a bugger after that and many creek crossings and uphill climbs we did not come across any other animals and somewhere in the pureoras on a sidling lays one missing foo foo valve with my name on it :D


A few pics of the trip
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Good stuff hunter, obviously in the right place if you are hearing animals.
The hinds barking probably had a fawn planted close by and were trying to draw your attention away from the fawn.
Go back in a month,if the weather is similar the animals are likely to be in the same sort of areas,stags will be just about to strip and Fawns stand a good chance of survival with out mum :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Good stuff hunter, obviously in the right place if you are hearing animals.
The hinds barking probably had a fawn planted close by and were trying to draw your attention away from the fawn.
Go back in a month,if the weather is similar the animals are likely to be in the same sort of areas,stags will be just about to strip and Fawns stand a good chance of survival with out mum :thumbsup:

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We are going to be going back in very soon for another look @mucko is already thinking about the next mission in there @hunter270 really enjoyed the trip even though the pair of us were dragging our arses (hunter270 was no where as bad as me) by time we got back to camp as she was a pretty brutal walk for the pair of us but that is where the deer are so that is where we have to go and the beer in the chilly bin when arriving back at camp was a very welcome sight.

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no wonder you were stuffed by the look of the pics it was really steep :D

@northdude that was the easy stuff the hunter twins got a good workout and we found a new spot, heaps of sign in the right areas altitude was key once we dropped below 680m the fresh sign stopped. plenty of hunting pressure via quads as well so was really good to see so much fresh sign and plenty of yearling sized prints. i was worried about my mate he was well and truly stuffed before we even made the track which was a solid 2 hour hike back to camp. @hunter308 has come along way with his hunting skill in the short time we have hunted together looking forward to seeing him drop his first deer it will be well earnt by then.

it looked steep because the pics were sideways :D I know its something us guys hate doing but a while ago I noticed my fitness started dropping off I thought it was just a bit of old age but just before Christmas I started getting worse one visit to the doc had me leaving with a letter and going straight to the ed left untreated it could of killed me don't leave it this late im off work and hunting for a while now so go get a check up for peace of mind

@northdude planing on a trip in there late febuary with a few guys heaps of area to hunt and a huge campsite welcome to come down

shit thanks for the offer ill keep it in mind but this has eaten up all my sick days and holidays for a while and without sounding like a soft cock ive got to make sure ive got rid of this first other wise im back to square one again and screwed :thumbsup:

Why is @mucko smelling his fingers with such a startled look on his face?

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Why is @mucko smelling his fingers with such a startled look on his face?

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Cos he had just picked up and promptly discarded what is in post #4.

not quite @Spook just the good old trail mix made by the wife. @Gibo the things that intrigue you.

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So that is where the last one went I thought I left it at the big rock thanks for finding it @Spook, you can keep that one I am now on my third replacement so have no use for it. Maybe you could use it as a cushion for your toilet seat on those cold mornings :D

Good couple of days away in the bush. Piropiro is a good place. Plenty of room for a camp and heaps of scope for a hunt what ever your fitness level is. Pity my mates didn't nail one of those reds. As for me, had a good walk and was abit slow off the mark when a red bailed over a bank, crash crash and it was gone burger. Good to catch up with hunters two seventy, three o eight, and mucko again.

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Originally Posted by sakokid

Good couple of days away in the bush. Piropiro is a good place. Plenty of room for a camp and heaps of scope for a hunt what ever your fitness level is. Pity my mates didn't nail one of those reds. As for me, had a good walk and was abit slow off the mark when a red bailed over a bank, crash crash and it was gone burger. Good to catch up with hunters two seventy, three o eight, and mucko again.

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Absolutely @sakokid definitely can not wait to get out there again lets see if I can arrive back at camp in a better state next time. next time I will be making damn sure my water bottle has electrolyte in it and not just straight water one mistake I will never ever make again.

Was also good to see @hunter270 using the gear that was kindly donated to him he was quite happy sleeping in his camo bivy tent

Well done on getting out and putting in the hard yakka....it will happen guys, just keep at it.....:thumbsup:

Awesome effort lads.
Fitness definitely plays a part and makes hunting easier. But it's not the end. My fitness isn't great. I prefer to amble along slowly always listening for that breaking stick or distant bird putting out the alarm call. I like to move slowly to avoid building up too much sweat or been out of breath so much that I can't hold the scope still. Sitting on my butt and listening (thats when i really miss smoking) soaking up the surrounds. When in a hot zone slowing right down.
You don't have to be too far from camp to do this as long as there is feed and fresh sign about. No point stomping through the bush to get to a place on the map you think looks good when the deer are already at your feet.

Looking forward to the next trip report

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Originally Posted by sako75

Awesome effort lads.
Fitness definitely plays a part and makes hunting easier. But it's not the end. My fitness isn't great. I prefer to amble along slowly always listening for that breaking stick or distant bird putting out the alarm call. I like to move slowly to avoid building up too much sweat or been out of breath so much that I can't hold the scope still. Sitting on my butt and listening (thats when i really miss smoking) soaking up the surrounds. When in a hot zone slowing right down.
You don't have to be too far from camp to do this as long as there is feed and fresh sign about. No point stomping through the bush to get to a place on the map you think looks good when the deer are already at your feet.

Looking forward to the next trip report

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No worries @sako75 you know you are always welcome to come share a campsite and beer with us (that goes for any of you good buggers only one rule though no bagging the .270 :D ) @hunter270 heads home to blenheim on the 24th and has gone to his grandmothers for the remainder of the holidays as he is going for a road trip to his great Aunty and uncles in feilding so going to miss having my boy out in the bush with us once he is back home. With me seeing how much James loved being out in the bush it has motivated me to try and get out very regularly plus with the encouragement from @mucko as well has rekindled my interest in heading for the bush for a hunt as I was honestly on the verge of packing it all in and using not enough time off from work as an excuse was piss poor of me when I know very well I just have to fill in a leave form on a monday to get a saturday off as I began basing my life around work and not allowing myself time to go and play. Hopefully I will get to hunt with more of you good buggers from here and my reloading bench may get more attention too.

great write up guys, many cyclists down those ways these days?

Good weather we had and kinda over the Xmas break, which means yes there were a few but they were mostly on the cycle track, passing thru. Did not bother us . Apparently there is a couple of lodges to be built at piropiro flat in the near future. One will be serving flash coffees of the type that auckland people enjoy. No longer is piropiro flat solely the hunters domain.....sigh:O_O:o

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Originally Posted by seanwest111

great write up guys, many cyclists down those ways these days?

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gidday sean not many were seen while walking to our destination or at camp

cheers guys good to know its not as busy as i thought it would be.. :)

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cheers guys good to know its not as busy as i thought it would be.. :)

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She was pretty quiet for arse end of school holidays

That Camo Bivy tent was nice, until the condensation on the inside started to drip on my face

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No worries @sako75 you know you are always welcome to come share a campsite and beer with us (that goes for any of you good buggers only one rule though no bagging the .270 :D ) @hunter270 heads home to blenheim on the 24th and has gone to his grandmothers for the remainder of the holidays as he is going for a road trip to his great Aunty and uncles in feilding so going to miss having my boy out in the bush with us once he is back home. With me seeing how much James loved being out in the bush it has motivated me to try and get out very regularly plus with the encouragement from @mucko as well has rekindled my interest in heading for the bush for a hunt as I was honestly on the verge of packing it all in and using not enough time off from work as an excuse was piss poor of me when I know very well I just have to fill in a leave form on a monday to get a saturday off as I began basing my life around work and not allowing myself time to go and play. Hopefully I will get to hunt with more of you good buggers from here and my reloading bench may get more attention too.

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ITS NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM!! as the great Arnold Schwarzenegger Said in Terminator... "I'll Be Back".

my last experience there was in winter after a storm and a bit of snow. i walked up one of the tracks leading up into the higher parts of the park while two of my mates hunted the base. i ran into a stag that had been spooked by hunters lower down. Easy shot as it didnt expect to see any one above it :)