Just came out from Mangatutara. Deer numbers knocked by 1080 a year ago, and cullers (ground and choppers) been hammering the remainder. There are ground based cullers in the area now. The grass...
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:36 PM
total crap to get thru -- need scrub bar or a D6 Dozer - you likely wont need to get that high - pick a ridge and start climbing - be up on top or near top by 1-2 pm work with the wind - a much...
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:34 PM
thanks Lentil thats pretty much what I had heard so Quintin if you were going to fly in from Opotiki then why not the upper Waioeka good animal numbers in many areas some huts to use as its not...
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:34 PM
Barry the hunter i wouldn't waste my money flying into these hut. This area has now become over populated with people even more so since the burning off the Te Urewera huts. My mate was walking out...
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:34 PM
bugger never was that popular - I wonder if one flew into the very upper end say right up the Makakoere where the old bivy used to be
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:34 PM
"Sam the Trapman" has been promoting the area in articles, his book, and youtube videos. His group have traps all the way to Forks hut. I went in there one roar, and saw 10 people by the time I hit...
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:34 PM
It is huge very steep country - some of the highest ridges have leatherwood on top not clearings - the area may well have received Wild Animal Control aerial and ground as it is part of an area...
Liked On: 21-03-2025, 04:15 PM
Got approval from the fam to head out for 3 nights and 3 days solo Goals: Explore a new part of a block, shoot a deer with the 223 for the thread :thumbs-up:...
Liked On: 19-02-2025, 07:57 AM
Wow...that's a big lump of cash. To put it another way....if dog got sick or injured how many of us would say to vet" up to $2-3000 is as much as we willing to spend,if it's $10-12000 ,well no put...
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 11:44 AM
Fuck thats a crack up!
Liked On: 07-02-2025, 03:57 PM
As I’m sure eventually happens to all deer hunters, I have found myself in the position of trying to put a new hunter onto his first deer. Once the weather lined up with the weekend, it was off...
Liked On: 07-02-2025, 08:40 AM
I miss the old days of calling into DOC Te Kuiti and Opotoki and chatting to the ladies at the counter when getting a permit. They would tell you where the good numbers were and what their hubby had...
Liked On: 03-02-2025, 10:50 AM
Hi guys! Close to a year as forum member and well over a year working on this trip. I have my Plan A-B-C... of where I want to try my hunt. truck is rent, plane ticket, hotel, etc. I'm at...
Liked On: 03-02-2025, 10:46 AM
everyone, I recently went on my first ‘proper’ hunt (previously just went out tramping and took a rifle just in case) and thought someone might be interested in hearing about it. After having a...
Liked On: 28-01-2025, 04:03 PM
GPS collars are great, train them to come back when collar beeps. Awesome better than whistling or shouting and it works from a looooooong way away + you can see where you mate is at a glance. I...
Liked On: 16-01-2025, 08:12 AM