Thread: Tahr northern limits

Anyone know how far north they go? Had someone asking today and couldn't give them an answer. Not around lewis pass that o know of but they are at arthurs

I believe that the Rakaia River is the designated northern limit. They are supposed to stay on the south side (true right) of the river. There are definitely a few that roam further north though.

In general they stay south of the Rakaia, I have heard of a few quite a bit further north than that though....

They go quite a way north and quite a way south on the coast.

Well outside the designated areas set by doc.

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any ideas why they haven't spread further, faster? is it geological obstacles? mobbing habits (compared to the lone habits of a Cham for example)? hard to imagine an effective culling barrier has been in place for a long time to stop the spread

North branch of the Mathias river is where killer Cross used to run the judas tahr. I have seen them further north though coz they don't where the imaginary line is.

They weren't showing themselves 'right in the heart' of tahr country in the weekend. I think they'd gone on a weekend break away to the north.

Or they'd heard what sounded like a herd of elephants lumbering up the hill and just hunkered down

Originally Posted by oraki

They weren't showing themselves 'right in the heart' of tahr country in the weekend. I think they'd gone on a weekend break away to the north.

Or they'd heard what sounded like a herd of elephants lumbering up the hill and just hunkered down

They can hunker down alright. Nowhere in sight, then at about 4.30 - 5pm.....shit where the f*#k did they come from

The were almost decimated by WARO in the 80's. Would have been wiped out if it wasn't for the moratorium on them. Unlike deer which choppers could never wipe out

Originally Posted by Wildman

The were almost decimated by WARO in the 80's. Would have been wiped out if it wasn't for the moratorium on them. Unlike deer which choppers could never wipe out

for meat or plain old cull?

Originally Posted by LOC

for meat or plain old cull?

Meat. Waro is shooting for meat

I saw one bull in the hills behind the lighthouse out at Cape Campbell in 1978 if that helps.

Originally Posted by Mathias

They can hunker down alright. Nowhere in sight, then at about 4.30 - 5pm.....shit where the f*#k did they come from

To be honest we arrived to late, and left to early. The odds were with them

A mate of myn hunted them through the late 70,s -80,s often he would see nothing there were so few around then 1 day he spotted one it was small in body size he didn't think much of it at first but eventually realised how big its head was one side was 16" the other just under, it was the best tahr head in the country for many years I think it may have been beaten now but the bull was so old it had survived all the years of waro he thinks it probably wouldn't have lasted another winter...I wouldn't be surprised if theres more tahr running around now than there ever has been ...a good time to go hunt them !

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

A mate of myn hunted them through the late 70,s -80,s often he would see nothing there were so few around then 1 day he spotted one it was small in body size he didn't think much of it at first but eventually realised how big its head was one side was 16" the other just under, it was the best tahr head in the country for many years I think it may have been beaten now but the bull was so old it had survived all the years of waro he thinks it probably wouldn't have lasted another winter...I wouldn't be surprised if theres more tahr running around now than there ever has been ...a good time to go hunt them !

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