Thread: First Kaimai hunt

Good skills on the hunt Shaneo.

Wairere Falls is a awesome lil slice of paradise, got there at 6am and climbed up to the top of the falls. The track was clean with no boot prints, took a couple pics of the falls then headed down wairere track till I found some fresh prints heading SE, followed them 20 odd metres and found fresh shit so decided to stalk the area, wind was no good so went back down to the track and legged it round to the south track and came back up from the other side of the small ridge with the wind on my nose. The going is easy in there, nice and flat but the stalking was made hard by the large water drops falling from the canopy. Went into bush ninja mode for hours following some fresh as sign and the odd snapping of branches but was interrupted by a txt from the wife saying she was off to A&E with my daughter who had a 29 deg temp !! hunt cut short.......
After heading back down to the carpark and passing countless tourists I've decided that I will return to that area but definitely head in deeper away from the falls (and tourists!!) probably go down the south track and camp overnight coz the climb up the falls is alot for just a day hunt. I couldnt do it this time as the whole area around the start of the north/south track was a foot deep in water as far as I could see.
So Kaimais 1 - 0 Shane
But was out there doing it

Good on ya Shaneo. I hope your daughter is OK but mate what were you thinking? Doesn't you phone have a vibrate function? If you have to have the phone on at least use that. You could have been lining up a shot when that message came in.

was on vibrate mate

Originally Posted by Shaneo

was on vibrate mate

Well that is OK then.

use it as my camera as its half the size of my digital, shit it was a good laugh seeing some of those tourists blow ass on the climb up to the falls, I even stopped to see if one guy was alright ! he had no water and I had to convince him he wouldnt kark it from drinking the flowing streams

Originally Posted by Shaneo

I had to convince him he wouldnt kark it from drinking the flowing streams

There is nothing better than back country flowing water.

hey mate new here, iv been looking at going for a crack up there. if you want a tag along id be keen possible up thompsons track way or around mt te aroha as iv heard its good arond there too? let me know if your keen?
cheers
dan