Thread: Boyd lodge, Kaimanawas

So, me and a couple of mates are flying into the boyd, early December.
Hopefully catch the spring flush.
Anyone got any useful info about the area.
We normally hunt off Clements Rd, but have decided to look at some new areas.

Up behind the hut keep an eye around the river early morning late evening

I shot a small stag up the purungetungetu stream about 20 years ago. downstream on the true left. Was nice and open. You never know. Might be worth a look.

Most of the open stuff gets pretty hammered and deer tend not to come out especially at tussock. If you’re looking at a map and saying let’s go sit here and watch the bush edge, many others have had the same idea and already done it. We find well used shooting platforms everywhere with a viewpoint. Spring might be a bit tempting for the deers though and you might get some silly ones coming out. Had a mate with an imager and between Boyd and tussock over a few days we saw 2 deer out in the open but spooked a lot in the bush. they’re there, they just know not to come out.

Are you a long range shooter of a bush hunter?

I have hunted the bush there a bit and been quite successful years past. Also found the odd stag out in the tussock but that was more early March pre-roar feeding... I think you will do better in the bush in December with maybe catching the odd one out on the edges early or late evening.
For open hunting I would be trying South of the hut keeping to the true right - there is a few guts that head back up into the bush with come out on the easterly faces towards TeMatia Stream, especially early mornings.
For Bush hunting I would head back on the track to Oamaru Hut and once in the bush (Waitawhero saddle)hunt the first ridge south towards Purungetungetu stream or heads or north depending on wind - (I had good success going south and north)

Originally Posted by Sika stag

Are you a long range shooter of a bush hunter?

I have hunted the bush there a bit and been quite successful years past. Also found the odd stag out in the tussock but that was more early March pre-roar feeding... I think you will do better in the bush in December with maybe catching the odd one out on the edges early or late evening.
For open hunting I would be trying South of the hut keeping to the true right - there is a few guts that head back up into the bush with come out on the easterly faces towards TeMatia Stream, especially early mornings.
For Bush hunting I would head back on the track to Oamaru Hut and once in the bush (Waitawhero saddle)hunt the first ridge south towards Purungetungetu stream or heads or north depending on wind - (I had good success going south and north)

I'm more of a open country hunter as opposed to a bush hunter, so very confident at longer range shots.
Cheers for the info, the guys that are coming in with me are more bush hunters.