Thread: Best peaks/slips/flats parks for glassing? (keen to try this out over bush stalking)

Originally Posted by SPEARONZ

The Tararuas can be brutal. Beautiful country for sure but not the most accessible tops.

You don’t need an ‘indicating dog’ to hunt open country. Get anything smart and happy to keep you company during the hours sitting glassing the headwaters. For the hunting you are looking at doing she will become more valuable recovering your kills than indicating the live ones.

Find some of the huts in your chosen area that are maintained by ex forest service or the local tramping club. Enjoy their character and history and use as a base camp into the head of that river catchment.

Thanks mate. Yep do intend to use and pay the honesty boxes at the huts. I know a lot of DOC folk and we really are lucky with the work they do to give us access and help keep us semi comforted with huts. Very lucky indeed. Some have sooo much history which I love.

I was thinking more around Ruapehu flats that doc land sits on, not sure exactly where as I havnt hunted there before.

As for a dog, I agree. I do wonder what a Lab/Header dog mix would end up like haha. I see a lot of labs on hunting videos. And they are probably the best pet dog for families. Although Im a staffy lover, Im not sure how good they would be out and about, they are strong minded, so would have to be heavily trained. Might make an ok god for bailing up a pig though. I seeing more and more red dot sights used with bailed up pigs, I guess just need to wait for the moment dogs are clear.

Originally Posted by hunt08

Round ruapehu might work find a road end & go for a walk

That is the exact area I was thinking about when I said Tongariro, I just havnt been there before so have zero idea where the deer are in that area, so any tips (not asking for spot x) where to look on the aps would be appreciated. cheers :-)