Thread: Solo labour weekend trip

Weather looked promising for a weekend away, had been planning a few options for a couple of days and trying to get people to come along but no luck.

Headed west on sat morning, nice and icy up arthurs pass.

Had a good few days looking around. Set up camp quickly, the ground was so frozen it made putting pegs in a bit tricky.

Headed up creek and wasnt long before i spotted my first animals, a couple of young chamois dead in the river GREAT! Bit dissapointing as no meat at all was taken, didnt even take the heads... Weird.

Anyway pushed on a few more hundred metres and spotting a lone doe on a knob. Got nice and close and let her live.

Dont no what the temp was up there but must of been pretty cold as everything was frozen including sleeping bag outer.... glad i took some warm gear. Was a bit annoying boiling water every morning just so i could get my feet in my boots...

Was playing the old "i wonder how thick this ice is" one to many times and feel through, boot was pretty solid the next morning.

Didnt see anymore animals until the chopper was due in 40mins, a lone buck was up real high, after a bit of waving and whistling i had him coming down to me fast. I headed up to meet him, sure enough 30m in front of me he was and he got polaxed with a amax. Quick capping job so i could use a his headskin for another mount and i was back off down hill. Luck the chopper was a bit late.

Few random pics.

Now that's a lot colder than Kaingaroa forest I must say!
Cool times and great pics mate.


Dan

Hard out bugger! That sounds cold as fk!

Is your scope level? Looks on the piss a bit?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Hard out bugger! That sounds cold as fk!

Is your scope level? Looks on the piss a bit?

yeah it does aye? its definitely level, must just be the swivel pod/unlevel ground

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

yeah it does aye? its definitely level, must just be the swivel pod/unlevel ground

Picture angle maybe. So did you have to boil the water to thaw out your socks? Bugger that for fun ha ha

Well done, good results, frozen bloody socks FFS my bed was great!

Originally Posted by Gibo

Picture angle maybe. So did you have to boil the water to thaw out your socks? Bugger that for fun ha ha

na i had fresh socks thank god. Water to defrost boot shape and laces

Your hardening up nicely

Loopy being out in weather like that.

Tuff knut

Nice one!!! id be keen to share a chopper when i get back from NY on about the 18th-ish.


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Well done. Ice on the sleeping bag outer is just a silly notion. Put another log on the fire and cook me up some bacon and some beans I say.

FARK that nice frozen socks

Looks cool but you cant shoot much sitting at home good on you.

also realised it wasnt labour weekend, but queens birthday

just another day off work