Thread: Scouser's Roar 2017

Hi guys, heres my Roar report for last weeks trip to the Kawekas…..i had originally been going to my usual spot (Rushy’s Roost, Whirinaki) with my regular hunting buddy, but a family emergency but the kai-bosh on that….

Plan b was my old ‘goat buster’ buddy Carpe Diem, but he could not make those dates!!!!....now I thought about hawking my sorry arse around the forum hoping to get someone to feel sorry for me and invite me on their Roar….but that’s not on!

I had promised my missus 4 years ago when I took up hunting I would NEVER go hunting on my own during the Roar, so I was running out of options, then I remembered an invite last year from forum stalwart and all round GC, 7mmsaum…..

a quick PM and he was like “yeah mate, come on down and do some ‘real hunting’ in the Kawekas……SWEET

so sparra’s fart on ANZAC day and it was off for the 6 hour drive to Makahu hut and get my arse into gear……..never done Tops hunting before, but it cant be that hard eh?

Dropped all my shit off at the hut (just 5 mins from the carpark) and as the tops where clagged up, I went for a walk to Kaweka flats to stretch the legs, nothing seen or heard, but on the way back i heard the shrill of a male Kiwi quite close to the track

Tried looking for him with my head torch, but he was as elusive as the Sika, I was about to find out……

Next day was a pearler……”sunny as a dairy owner”…..up the hill it was then, fantastic views in all directions, met a young fullar on the way up with a BOW, I said “fuk, your keen” he replied “yeah, I like a challenge” FFS!.....gave out ‘single calls’ in about 5 guts, but nothing came up to play….on my way down around dusk, heard my first ‘HeeHaw’ away to my right

So off down there, set up in prone position, called back but nothing…….so off to the hut for my missus home made Beef stew and a couple (?) of ice cold Coronas…..now the beauty of this hut is that it has Cell phone reception, so I could text the missus I was safe and inform Andrew

Where I would be the next day in case I did not report in and my PLB had not been activated….this was the only way my missus was OK with it!!!!!!

Next day, it was off to the spur I heard the call the previous day…….got nothing from the spur, but on the way back, I called one in to around 70 mtrs (by sound) but he did not show himself…..BUMMER

That day, I had company in the hut, three local farmers with their daughters (easy….EASY) who were on a “Duke of Edinburgh” course tramp…they put me onto a spot along the bush line on the road in, so it was to there for day 4….struck out again…

Last day, as I had been given the weather report that Saturday would bring a front in, and hit the bush along the spurs hoping for a call, but nothing, oh well, not a single shop fired for two roars running (ill have to buy a Lotto tkt!)

So that’s it guys, just want to give a HUGE thanks to Andrew, otherwise it would have been no roar for me in 2017….good luck and be safe……”I’ll be back”……












Big feed of home made beef stew and ice cold beers......arrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! great way to end the day.....



This is what i woke too every morning!!!!!....is this your 'artwork' Tobes?.. @Toby