Thread: 2020 Tahr Ballot

@FRST thanks for the info, i had a further google and found the brief GAC report on it - it does sound quite promising.

Have had Barlow before, good campsite but stays in the shade most of the day so it's pretty cold, heaps of room to set up a big standing room tent. Good access to decent country by heading up onto bench on true left above camp, were a lot of animals below camp down inside the scrub line on the true right, big day to access them but it's an option for a day if you can glass up something decent from camp. I shot a decent bull up in the real rocky country above the snow line on the true right above camp. Heaps of ice in the country above camp on true right so crampons and ice axe would be advised as I didnt have them and made retrieval of my bull a real mission and a wee bit stupid when I look back at it.

Most people that have been there camp at lower camp site. No keas at the bottom camp. When biv'd up high those bastards can ruin your day if they feel inclined. Doesn't matter if its dark either, middle of the night c$&#ts.
Good numbers of tahr up there, well there was this year and last. Its had a whole lot shot out of there by DoC after the ballots finished. 700 odd from top of the landsborough, I'll check.
Mate shot a 15" this year 6th period. Its typical landsborough country really. Big climbs but relatively good going. Watch the frozen rocks. We found that the bigger boys are almost always close to the Bush edge. Saw more tahr low than high this year too and when I mean low I'm talking on the river flats.


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Originally Posted by Reindeer

Most people that have been there camp at lower camp site. No keas at the bottom camp. When biv'd up high those bastards can ruin your day if they feel inclined. Doesn't matter if its dark either, middle of the night c$&#ts.
Good numbers of tahr up there, well there was this year and last. Its had a whole lot shot out of there by DoC after the ballots finished. 700 odd from top of the landsborough, I'll check.
Mate shot a 15" this year 6th period. Its typical landsborough country really. Big climbs but relatively good going. Watch the frozen rocks. We found that the bigger boys are almost always close to the Bush edge. Saw more tahr low than high this year too and when I mean low I'm talking on the river flats.


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Hi Reindeer is this Baker Creek that you are referring too?
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Originally Posted by Highlandstalker

Hi Reindeer is this Baker Creek that you are referring too?
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Had Baker Creek 17 years ago. Snow in the lower campsite. Mate shot a good bull up The Landy towards the north end of the block, opposite Zora Canyon I think that is. Doubt it’s changed in all these years, fun week, great country.