Hi all, has anyone been in there of late if so how was it? i heard it had a dose of 1080 but i don't know for certain, i have never been in there and would like to have a look around. Cheers
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Hi all, has anyone been in there of late if so how was it? i heard it had a dose of 1080 but i don't know for certain, i have never been in there and would like to have a look around. Cheers
Go for it.
I'm keen for winter hunt there in the next month or two. Let me know and could met up.
Never hunted there myself but if you want to check whether it got the 1080 you can find out here
Pesticide summaries: Animal pests
Happy hunting!
Have hunted there quite a few times scince the 1080 drop which was this about this time last year. The animal numbers seem to be a lot less than there used to be but they are still there. Have found a 3 dead animals scince, one was a 8ptr.
Last time i was there was in aprill and the place was Packed with people even more that it usualy is at that time of year.
Still worth a look but keep moving till you find where they are.
Good luck
Yeah, I used to hate the place, it gets hammered however you can shoot deer within a few hundred meters of the road (and yes I do travel further than that). :)
The DOC sign at the road end has some pretty nasty shotgun damage. 1 x birdshot and 1 x slug :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussock
You would think so but it suprises me how many people hunt it and shoot deer. It is feed animals by miles of pines that you are "not allowed to hunt" and Porinui station which is used for guided hunting and access is "expensive"
I have seen three deer come out of there with a front leg missing from what looks like bad shooting.
And have never driven down the road and had the place to myself...... even is mid winter with snow on the treetops.
I think there are a few trees left without holes in them!!!
Hell sounds like a drive through, maybe go in off desert road somwhere instead. see what happens
Park up at heli sika carpark and take the poled route to the oamaru flats haven't been there since this time last year and really itching to go back there as soon as I can afford to get my dirty hands on a new rifle I am going to piss off there for a few nights.
Thanks for that sounds a good plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
It is a 3 hour and 40 minute walk through poronui including stopping for a couple of breathers and the good part is you now only have the one river crossing across the kaipo to deal with instead of the two crossings you used to have to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwiman
Do you need advance permission to park at Heli sika or can you just rock up $
No because you are using a public carpark that is by the fenceline and you are walking in from there only time you get to park inthe HS compund is if you are being flown in and out by them, only rule is while walking in is no bolt or ammo in rifle till you are back on DOC landQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Spent 2 w'ends in there in the last 5-6 weeks, still Sika in there, spooked one by 'the quarry' and one at the road end, saw two complete skeletons, so im presuming 'green rain' killed those poor buggers.....
now the roar is coming to/at an end there wont be as many hunters in there, plenty of places to park & set up camp, not just the 3 'official DOC campsites'.....get a map, its a maze in there,go for it!
Last time in there , (Oamaru public) there was lots of spotlighting going on at night. Gun shots in the dark. Saw plenty of sign. Awesome spot to walk around .
The spot lighters were pretty successful from what we saw. The early morning, daylight and dusk armed trampers not so .. Great trip though. Heaps of fun with good company..:D
Id love to try the Oamaru private block next time when I get rich.. That looks like a nice block also and maybe doesn't see the traffic . :thumbsup:
Saw 2 poachers come out of their then head over to poronui side. They reckon they had a permit for the other side but this just didnt make sense to me an others why you would come over to oamura hut side an continue hunting. They had a few animals too apparently.
Still deer in there not as many after doc targeted them with 1080.Kill rate was about 70% id say.Just get off the beaten track and you should have success.Not as bad as people make out,I hardly see anyone down there when i hunt there but i hunt during the week.Good luck.
Oamaru Private gets the traffic alright. But it still holds lots of deer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy
2 main spots I found was a gully on the northwest of the block that gave access right down to the river and the usual lookouts up the main valley.
Some pics from December's trip. Didn't do a vid that trip.
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...ov-3-dec-4824/
Thanks for that. Great pics on your write up.. Yep gonna plan something round that I reckon..Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
Yeah, if you do go with Helisika to the Private Hut, let me know. I'll send you some GPS spots (noting they are spring spots). I didn't continue my roll over booking from Tongariro Aviation to Helisika for the same time this year as I'll be too busy changing nappies. :P
Will do. It wont be till around then so that ll be good as .. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
I got a booking in there for around the 28th November this year, booked it around a month ago and there was bugger all left then (Might be your old booking). The flight into there is cheaper then it used to be with Tongariro aviation so id imagine it will get a real hammering now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dogmatix
Yeah it would have the booking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick.m
Flights may be cheaper, but weight limit will be pretty strict, unlike Gerrard. :D
Enjoy.
PS, the P*rn was down in the hut by the river
:thumbsup:
Iv got the private block booked for this weekend any tips or good look out spots. :thumbsup: