Thread: New Member Intro - Dunedin

Hey team,

Have just signed up to the forum and thought I'd introduce myself.

I grew up in Canterbury and have been regularly (but rarely successfully) tahr hunting for quite some time. Moved to Dunedin to study and got into some more unsuccessful hunting in Otago. Then moved to Auckland to keep studying and unsuccessfully followed Sika around in the Kaimanawas.

At the start of this year I moved back to Dunedin (thankfully for a job this time). I've been going on a few (semi-successful) hunts in the Catlins since then, as well as a few in various Central Otago locations. I've also convinced my wife that it's a good idea to turn our Golden Retriever, Zig, into an indicating dog. Zig has a couple of deer under her belt now and is doing pretty well. We spooked another this morning but I'll take the blame for that.

Disappointed to hear about the recent 1080 drop in the Catlins - this was the area I loved taking the dog, so can't do that for a while now. Hopefully it will recover well and be back in action soon. Any thoughts on how long I should wait before taking the dog back in would be appreciated.

Anyway, great to be on board, looking forward to contributing to the forum and hopefully meeting a few people.

Southerners should be enjoying the heat while it lasts!

Cheers,
Elliott Dunn