Thread: Desert Road South of Turangi

Headed in on Saturday. Took two guys with me one that is keen to get into Hunting and got his first rifle and his brother that just wanted to see what it was like never been camping at all and likes his couch, dont think he will be coming again haha. stopped on the way down to sight in our rifles both sighted in mint for 100m, mate turned out to be a good shot with his new rifle.

Walked in from desert road along poled track bit of a steep climb, almost at the top of the second hill a quad comes up Army guy off for a hunt ( grunt ). Stopped for a chat good guy he laughed and said we were doing it the hard way walking. we talked about where we were all goping to hunt so we didnt cross each others paths end up chasing each other around. He had seen quite a bit of deer around in the Army ground in the last few weeks. Reckons I should pop into Range control and ask them about access. Even he wasnt allowed on the Army land to the right of track that weekend it was closed to everyone. He offered us a ride up I turned it down mate was gutted haha. He carried on we walked the tank track after that easier walking.

Set up camp near a good vantage point, still early on in the arvo so ventured into the bush, followed a creek down heaps of sign with tracks crossing the stream, had a few whistling at us but were always one step ahead crafty buggers. Stags are just starting to squak now as well. Filled up the water and headed back out up to the top again. Glassed around saw a few but were way out of range 500m and a long walk round to get closer let them carry on feeding cool to watch.

Had another glass in the morning but saw nothing, went for a walk down to the creek where we were day before heaps of fresh sign, My GSP picked one up that must have been close she was winding hard then had her death stare one, by the time I realised what she was looking at it was too late. Got some good spots to concentrate on for next time looking foward to it

Was good to be back on the tussock hills, Truck was still there and in one piece when we got back which was awesome.